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6480250

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-11-15
pubmed:abstractText
Three anorexics, one at normal weight, were examined, with a neuropsychological battery including the Halstead-Reitan tests. Their data were contrasted with that of 24 psychiatric controls matched for age, sex and IQ. Individually and as a group the anorexics showed above average verbal/academic scores and impaired spatial skills, whereas visual-motor and problem solving skills were equivalent to controls. Somatosensory recognition was impaired bilaterally in all three patients, and motor skills were low in the two emaciated patients. Other sensory tests and intermanual comparisons of sensory and motor skills were not impaired relative to controls. The findings suggest that a spatial reasoning deficit may be a predisposing or maintaining factor in this disorder. High verbal skills, in contrast, may reflect substantial left hemisphere contributions to the anorexic's cognitive style.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0020-7454
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
37-44
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Asymmetric cognitive function in anorexia nervosa.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article