Phenylketonuria and anorexia nervosa |
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| Authors: | D. J. CLARKE P. YAPA |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Psychiatry, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, England;Monyhull Hospital, Birmingham, England |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT. A girl with phenylketonuria and mild mental retardation developed a behaviour disorder and anorexia nervosa at the age of 14. The anorexic symptoms disappeared at the age of 20, but the behaviour disorder worsened, leading to compulsory detention in a psychiatric hospital. Serum phenylalanine levels may have influenced the course of the disorder. |
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