ANOREXIA NERVOSA TREATED BY PREFRONTAL LOBOTOMY
Authors: J T B CARMODY, F L VIBBER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Case Reports1 February 1952ANOREXIA NERVOSA TREATED BY PREFRONTAL LOBOTOMYJOHN T. B. CARMODY, M.D., FOSTER L. VIBBER, M.D.JOHN T. B. CARMODY, M.D., FOSTER L. VIBBER, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-36-2-647 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThis paper deals with a refractory case of anorexia nervosa treated by prefrontal lobotomy.Anorexia nervosa may develop on the basis of many factors, but it is primarily associated with a psychic background.1It has been pointed out by Berkman2that there is a wide line of demarcation between undernourishment and anorexia. This point had been expressed previously by Gull3when he considered that anorexia nervosa was a condition resulting from starvation. Voluntary or forced starvation in itself presents a picture similar to true anorexia nervosa, and extensive studies4have given no evidence of a primary metabolic disorder. Most patients...Bibliography1. Berkman JM: Some clinical observations in cases of anorexia nervosa, Proc. Staff Meet., Mayo Clin. 18: 81, 1943. Google Scholar2. Berkman JM: Anorexia nervosa; the diagnosis and treatment of inanition resulting from functional disorders, Ann. Int. Med. 22: 680, 1945. Google Scholar3. See reference 2, page 679. Google Scholar4. SmallMilhorat SMAT: Anorexia nervosa: metabolism and its relation to psychopathologic reactions, Am. J. Psychiat. 100: 685, 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. See reference 2, page 683. Google Scholar6. See reference 1, page 83. Google Scholar7. See reference 2, page 686. Google Scholar8. See reference 4, page 681. Google Scholar9. BerkmanWeirKepler JMJFEJ: Clinical observations on starvation edema, serum protein and the effect of forced feeding in anorexia nervosa, Gastroenterology 4: 386-387, 1947. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Worcester, Massachusetts*Received for publication March 27, 1950. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byIs deep brain stimulation a treatment option for anorexia nervosa?Deep-Brain Stimulation for Anorexia NervosaLes maladies concernées, aujourd'hui, par la psychochirurgieLabelling and the Boundaries of PsychiatryUse of leucotomy for intractable anorexia nervosa: A long-term follow-up studyOBESITAS OCH ANOREXIA NERVOSAAdolescent anorexia nervosa treated by desensitizationChronic Anorexia: A Behaviour ProblemDas Anorexia-nervosa-Problem unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Pubertätsmagersucht und ihrer klinischen BedeutungPsychochirurgieAnorexia nervosa: Fact and theoryThromboangiitis ObliteransThe Clinical Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment of Anorexia NervosaZur Entstehung und Klinik des Morbus SimmondsThe Natural History, Treatment and Prognosis of Anorexia Nervosa, Based on a Study of 38 Patients 1 February 1952Volume 36, Issue 2_Part_2Page: 647-652KeywordsAnorexia nervosaMetabolic disordersStarvation ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...