Anorexia nervosa and Wernicke Korsakoff's syndrome: Atypical presentation by acute psychosis

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 766-769

  Altinyazar, Vesile ^a   Kiylioglu, Nefati ^a   Salkin, Gokhan ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

acute psychosis; anorexia nervosa; case report; refeeding syndrome; Wernicke Korsakoff's syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE; OLANZAPINE; THIAMINE;

ACUTE PSYCHOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; CONFABULATION; DELUSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GAIT DISORDER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; PARANOIA; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFEEDING SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WERNICKE KORSAKOFF SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KORSAKOFF SYNDROME; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; THIAMINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMINS;

EID: 78649265539     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20783     Document Type: Article

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