Altered functional connectivity in adolescent anorexia nervosa is related to age and cortical thickness.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Functional networks develop throughout adolescence when anorexia nervosa (AN) normally debuts. In AN, cerebral structural alterations are found in most brain regions and may be related to the observed functional brain changes. Few studies have investigated the functional networks of the brain in adolescent AN patients.. The aim of this explorative study was to investigate multiple functional networks in adolescent AN patients compared to healthy age-matched controls (HC) and the relationship with age, eating disorder symptoms and structural alterations.

Methods

Included were 29 female inpatients with restrictive AN, and 27 HC. All participants were between the ages of 12 to 18 years. Independent component analysis (ICA) identified 21 functional networks that wer

SUBMITTER: Myrvang AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8496064 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature