Secondary Eating Disorder: A Reality? Case Report of Post Brain Injury Sequelae
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can lead to changes in eating behavior patterns. This report describes the case of a patient with alcohol dependence presenting with behavioral changes and eating disorder following frontal lobe trauma. A 42-year-old male, premorbidly well-adjusted presented with alcohol use in dependent pattern for years. He sustained a subdural hematoma in the frontal lobe following a road traffic accident 10 years back. Post-TBI, the patient, started having low frustration tolerance, aggressive outbursts, disinhibition, difficulty in persisting with tasks, apathy, amotivation, and craving for food with inability to control intake on the sight of food. On testing, a deficit in frontal lobe functions was seen. Magnetic resonance imaging scan showed large areas of gliosis and encephalomalacia involving both frontal lobes with parenchymal loss. Eating disorders have been reported after TBI. This case report underscores a major role of frontal-subcortical circuits in regulation of eating habits.
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There are some reports that TBI can induce eating disruptions which can include both lack of interest in eating as well as hyperphagia.
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- Authors
- Das, A., Elwadhi, D., & Gupta, M.
- Affiliations
- Maulana Azad Medical College (IN)
- Corresponding author
- Das, Aparna
- Venue
- Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2017-03
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 205-208
- ISSN
- 0253-7176 (ISSN-L)
- 0975-1564
- PMC
- PMC5385755
- OpenAlex
- W2598260640
- Cited by
- 8
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1
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- 1.02
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Keywords
- traumatic brain injury, alcoholism, frontal lobe lesions, subdural hematoma, dietary habits, frontal-subcortical circuits, encephalomalacia, gliosis, apathy, disinhibition, food cravings, traffic accidents
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