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Case report: cognitive performance in an extreme case of anorexia nervosa with a body mass index of 7.7.

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Abstract
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Studies show that adult patients with anorexia nervosa display cognitive impairments. These impairments may be caused by illness-related circumstances such as low weight. However, the question is whether there is a cognitive adaptation to enduring undernutrition in anorexia nervosa. To our knowledge, cognitive performance has not been assessed previously in a patient with anorexia nervosa with a body mass index as low as 7.7 kg/m2.

Year of Publication
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2020
Journal
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BMC psychiatry
Volume
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20
Issue
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1
Number of Pages
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284
Date Published
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2020
URL
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https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-020-02701-1
DOI
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10.1186/s12888-020-02701-1
Short Title
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BMC Psychiatry
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