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.
Lantzouni
Eleni
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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
Frank
Graeme R
GR
Golden
Neville H
NH
Shenker
Ronald I
RI
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