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Abstract #0008

Alterations in cerebral physiology in women suffering from anorexia nervosa

Min Sheng 1 , Carrie J. McAdams 2 , Peiying Liu 1 , Binu P. Thomas 1 , and Hanzhang Lu 1

1 Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States, 2 Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a fatal psychiatric disorder. A better understanding of physiological changes in AN patients may help provide a brain-specific health marker, guide treatment, and predict risk for future conditions. In this report, we conducted a systematic study on potential physiological deficits in currently-ill and long term weight-recovered anorexia patients. It appears that, the currently-ill patients receive reduced oxygen delivery to the brain, but the brain compensates for this small reduction. For the recovered patients, they still receive less blood supply to the brain and extract a larger fraction of oxygen from incoming blood to meet their metabolic demand.

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