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Review
. 2009 Sep;43(14):1133-45.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.04.005. Epub 2009 May 13.

Towards a neurocircuitry in anorexia nervosa: evidence from functional neuroimaging studies

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Towards a neurocircuitry in anorexia nervosa: evidence from functional neuroimaging studies

Kris van Kuyck et al. J Psychiatr Res. 2009 Sep.

Abstract

Functional neuroimaging is widely used to unravel changes in brain functioning in psychiatric disorders. In the current study, we review single-photon emission tomography (SPECT), positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies in anorexia nervosa (AN), a difficult-to-treat eating disorder with the highest mortality rate among psychiatric disorders. We discuss the role of the parietal cortex, anterior and subgenual cingulate cortex, frontal cortex and temporal lobe in light of the cardinal symptoms of AN. The insights of the current review may ultimately lead to the development of new treatments.

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