Neural explanantion of AN
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- Created on: 01-06-13 15:33
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- Neural explanation of AN
- Neuro- development- Pregnancy and birth complications.
- Lindberg and Hjern- found an association between premature birth and development of AN. Birth implication may lead to brain damage impairing the development of the child.
- Nutritional factors may be implicated if mothers have an ED.
- Bulik- suggest mothers with AN expose their offspring to a 'double disadvantage'- inadequate nutrition during pregnancy.
- Season of birth.
- Eagles - found individuals with AN are more likely to be born during the spring months.
- Explanations may include infections during pregnancy and temperature at time of conception.
- No seasonal effect has been found in equation regions in the world.
- Explanations may include infections during pregnancy and temperature at time of conception.
- Wiloughby- among patients with AN in equatorial regions, there was no seasonality effect in the development of AN.
- Eagles - found individuals with AN are more likely to be born during the spring months.
- Neuro- development- Pregnancy and birth complications.
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