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Brain research reveals new hope for patients with anorexia nervosa

December 3, 2014 by

Researchers used state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques to investigate the consequences of anorexia nervosa on brain structure. Their novel findings obtained by measuring “cortical thickness” for the first time in the eating disorder are now published. The authors conclude, “The global thinning of cortical gray matter observed in acutely ill adolescent patients can be completely reversed following successful weight rehabilitation therapy”. 

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