Micrographia and hypophonia in anorexia nervosa.
Micrographia is a condition, in which the sufferers write with small handwriting. Hypophonia is described as low volume speech. Both conditions have been described in neurological conditions, such as lesions in the deep white matter of the brain, Parkinson's disease etc. In this case report, we are presenting a 22-years-old female patient with anorexia nervosa who suffered from both these conditions. The patient also suffered from epilepsy. The onset of these symptoms, progress, and current status provides scope for discussing both the possible biological and psychodynamic etiology for these symptoms in this young woman.
Sekar
Murali Krishnan
MK
Eating Disorder Services, Brandon Mental Health Unit, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, LE5 4PW, United Kingdom. drmurali98@yahoo.com
Arcelus
Jon
J
Palmer
Robert L
RL
D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006236:Handwriting; D006801:Humans; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D055815:Young Adult