Persistent hyperphagia in acquired brain injury; An observational case study of patients receiving inpatient rehabilitation

Brain Injury

Volumn 24, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 1044-1049

  Rowell, Arleen M ^a   Faruqui, Rafey A ^a,b  

^a ST ANDREW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquired brain injury; Hyperphagia; Hypothalamus; Megaphagia; Morbid hunger; Organic eating disorder

Indexed keywords

NALTREXONE; TOPIRAMATE;

ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLUID BALANCE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERPHAGIA; INAPPROPRIATE VASOPRESSIN SECRETION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 77953644731     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2010.489795     Document Type: Article

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