Anorexia Nervosa and the Hypothalamus

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A new name, “puberal starvation-amenorrhea,” is proposed as more descriptive of the syndrome and less committal concerning its etiology. Though the etiology remains uncertain, a growing body of evidence—deranged hormonal secretory patterns, deficient thermal and water regulation, and other physiologic abnormalities—indicates that a specific hypothalamic dysfunction is responsible for this bizarre, sometimes lethal disease.

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