Abstract
Structural and functional brain alterations in the structures involved in taste processing, emotions regulation and the reward system have been described in anorexia nervosa. The neurodevelopmental origin of this disorder has been recently discussed. In this article, brain-imaging data in early onset anorexia nervosa will be recalled and the relationship between clinical symptoms, normal brain maturation and brain imaging data in adolescents and adults will be discussed.
Copyright © 2014. Published by Elsevier SAS.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Anorexia Nervosa / diagnosis*
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Anorexia Nervosa / physiopathology*
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Anorexia Nervosa / psychology
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Appetite / physiology
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Brain / pathology*
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Brain / physiopathology*
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Cerebral Angiography
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Child
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Cognition Disorders / diagnosis
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Cognition Disorders / physiopathology
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Cognition Disorders / psychology
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Diagnostic Imaging*
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Emotions / physiology
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Humans
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Imaging, Three-Dimensional
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Motivation / physiology
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Positron-Emission Tomography
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Reference Values
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Taste / physiology
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Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Weight Loss / physiology