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Bulimia associated with frontal lobe lesions
Author(s) -
Erb Jane L.,
Gwirtsman Harry E.,
Fuster Joaquin M.,
Richeimer Steven H.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(198901)8:1<117::aid-eat2260080114>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - frontal lobe , psychology , dementia , eating disorders , bulimia nervosa , association (psychology) , temporal lobe , clinical psychology , psychiatry , neuroscience , medicine , psychotherapist , pathology , epilepsy , disease
In treating a patient with multi‐infarct dementia and concurrent bulimic behavior, the authors questioned whether there might be an association between frontal lobe lesions and abnormal eating patterns. An extensive review of the animal and clinical literature revealed supporting evidence. In this paper, the case is described, the literature presented, and the basis for a causal relationship between frontal lobe pathology and an eating disorder detailed.