Structural brain differences in recovering and weight-recovered adult outpatient women with anorexia nervosa
Plain English summary Anorexia nervosa is a life-threatening mental illness defined in part by an inability to maintain a body weight in the normal range. Malnutrition and low weight are factors typically present in the anorexia nervosa and can affect brain structure. We conducted a detailed analysi...
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| author | Brooks B. Brodrick Adrienne L. Adler-Neal Jayme M. Palka Virendra Mishra Sina Aslan Carrie J. McAdams |
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| description | Plain English summary Anorexia nervosa is a life-threatening mental illness defined in part by an inability to maintain a body weight in the normal range. Malnutrition and low weight are factors typically present in the anorexia nervosa and can affect brain structure. We conducted a detailed analysis of brain structure using Freesurfer, focusing on regional cortical thicknesses, areas, and volumes, in adult outpatient women with anorexia nervosa. The study included both a partially weight-restored cohort with anorexia nervosa, a cohort sustaining a healthy body weight with history of anorexia nervosa, and a healthy comparison cohort. Reduced cortical thicknesses were observed in eight regions, primarily in the frontal lobe and cingulate for the cohort recently with anorexia nervosa but only one frontal region in the weight-maintained cohort. These data emphasize the importance of sustained weight-restoration for adult women with anorexia nervosa. Further, the impacted neural regions have been associated with impulsivity, attention, self-regulation, and social interactions in other clinical cohorts, suggesting that these neuropsychological processes may warrant study in patients recovering from anorexia nervosa. Future work should consider whether these factors have clinical relevance in the outpatient treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c1293e4c08d34fa7afdab3bfbfac98212023-09-02T22:04:53ZengBMCJournal of Eating Disorders2050-29742021-09-019111210.1186/s40337-021-00466-wStructural brain differences in recovering and weight-recovered adult outpatient women with anorexia nervosaBrooks B. Brodrick0Adrienne L. Adler-Neal1Jayme M. Palka2Virendra Mishra3Sina Aslan4Carrie J. McAdams5Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterAdvance MRI LLCDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterPlain English summary Anorexia nervosa is a life-threatening mental illness defined in part by an inability to maintain a body weight in the normal range. Malnutrition and low weight are factors typically present in the anorexia nervosa and can affect brain structure. We conducted a detailed analysis of brain structure using Freesurfer, focusing on regional cortical thicknesses, areas, and volumes, in adult outpatient women with anorexia nervosa. The study included both a partially weight-restored cohort with anorexia nervosa, a cohort sustaining a healthy body weight with history of anorexia nervosa, and a healthy comparison cohort. Reduced cortical thicknesses were observed in eight regions, primarily in the frontal lobe and cingulate for the cohort recently with anorexia nervosa but only one frontal region in the weight-maintained cohort. These data emphasize the importance of sustained weight-restoration for adult women with anorexia nervosa. Further, the impacted neural regions have been associated with impulsivity, attention, self-regulation, and social interactions in other clinical cohorts, suggesting that these neuropsychological processes may warrant study in patients recovering from anorexia nervosa. Future work should consider whether these factors have clinical relevance in the outpatient treatment of adults with anorexia nervosa.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-021-00466-wEating disordersSocial cognitionAnorexia nervosaAutismDepressionAnxiety |
| spellingShingle | Brooks B. Brodrick Adrienne L. Adler-Neal Jayme M. Palka Virendra Mishra Sina Aslan Carrie J. McAdams Structural brain differences in recovering and weight-recovered adult outpatient women with anorexia nervosa Journal of Eating Disorders Eating disorders Social cognition Anorexia nervosa Autism Depression Anxiety |
| title | Structural brain differences in recovering and weight-recovered adult outpatient women with anorexia nervosa |
| title_full | Structural brain differences in recovering and weight-recovered adult outpatient women with anorexia nervosa |
| title_fullStr | Structural brain differences in recovering and weight-recovered adult outpatient women with anorexia nervosa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Structural brain differences in recovering and weight-recovered adult outpatient women with anorexia nervosa |
| title_short | Structural brain differences in recovering and weight-recovered adult outpatient women with anorexia nervosa |
| title_sort | structural brain differences in recovering and weight recovered adult outpatient women with anorexia nervosa |
| topic | Eating disorders Social cognition Anorexia nervosa Autism Depression Anxiety |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-021-00466-w |
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