Reversibility of growth stunting in early onset anorexia nervosa: a prospective study.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the growth of premenarchal patients with anorexia nervosa.


METHODS
Growth parameters were measured semi-annually in 16 subjects with anorexia nervosa until 1 year post-menarche.


RESULTS
Despite the accelerated growth that followed nutritional rehabilitation, the patients did not achieve their genetic height potential.
Division of Adolescent Medicine, Schneider Children's Hospital, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York, USA. Elen516@aol.com
Eleni
E
Lantzouni
Graeme R
GR
Frank
Neville H
NH
Golden
Ronald I
RI
Shenker
D000293:Adolescent; D017668:Age of Onset; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008572:Menarche; D009518:New York; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011628:Puberty, Delayed; D014481:United States