Stereotactic surgery on a female patient with severe chronic anorexia nervosa: 10-year follow-up.
Eat Weight Disord
; 25(6): 1827-1831, 2020 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious disease with a high rate of chronification. In chronic and serious cases, psychotherapeutic and pharmacological treatments are not sufficient to control the disease. CASE REPORT We present the case of a female patient with severe chronic restrictive anorexia nervosa resistant to psychomedical treatment. During the 31 years the illness evolved, the patient required multiple hospital admissions. With a body mass index (BMI) of 12.8 kg/m2 and consequent risk of death, stereotactic cingulotomy was performed comprising bilateral blocking of the anterior cingulate cortex by stereotactic radiofrequency thermocoagulation, confirmed by tractography 5 years later. After 10 years of follow-up, the patient is clinically stable with an increased BMI and improved neuropsychological indicators.DISCUSSION:
Stereotactic surgery may be an option for patients with chronic anorexia nervosa where conventional treatments have proved insufficient.Palabras clave
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Anorexia Nerviosa
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Eat Weight Disord
Asunto de la revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
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METABOLISMO
Año:
2020
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Article
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España