Case report of anorexia nervosa associated with Wilson's disease.
Wilson's disease is a recessively inherited disorder of copper metabolism with prominent hepatic, hematopoietic, central nervous system (CNS), and ocular involvement. Psychiatric manifestations are notoriously variable. The following case history of a patient with both anorexia nervosa and Wilson's disease is presented and discussed in the context of organic CNS lesions associated with anorexia nervosa-like syndromes.
Gwirtsman
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Mood, Anxiety, and Personality Disorders Research Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, MD 20857.
Prager
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Henkin
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D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D001706:Biopsy; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D002570:Ceruloplasmin / Q000378:metabolism; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology
D003300:Copper; D002570:Ceruloplasmin