Ventricular dilation on CAT scans of patients with anorexia nervosa

S. Datlof; P. D. Coleman; G. B. Forbes; R. E. Kreipe

doi:10.1176/ajp.143.1.96

Ventricular dilation on CAT scans of patients with anorexia nervosa

S. Datlof, P. D. Coleman, G. B. Forbes, R. E. Kreipe

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Abstract

Computerized tomographic brain scans of five patients with anorexia nervosa showed significantly more dilation of the third and lateral ventricles than in control subjects. Measurements of lean body mass suggest that these findings are secondary to the anorexic patients' protein malnutrition.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	96-98
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	143
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.143.1.96
State	Published - 1986
Externally published	Yes

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