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The British Journal of Psychiatry 153: 72-75 (1988)
© 1988 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Physical complications in anorexia nervosa. Haematological and neuromuscular changes in 12 patients [published erratum appears in Br J Psychiatry 1988 Dec;153:854]

R Alloway, E Shur, R Obrecht and GF Russell
Queen Mary's Hospital, London.

Of twelve patients consecutively admitted to the Maudsley Hospital Eating Disorders Unit, four had neuromuscular abnormality, eight haematological abnormality, and four no abnormality. All those having neuromuscular signs had concomitant haematological dysfunction. Vomiting, and food restriction with vegetarianism, appeared more likely to lead to complications than either food restriction alone or laxative abuse. The physical status of severely underweight patients admitted for refeeding needs to be carefully monitored.




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