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Anorexia due to brain injury.

J Lewin1, D Sumners

  • 1Watford General Hospital, Herts, UK.

Brain Injury
|March 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary

A brain injury survivor experienced severe anorexia and gastrostomy dependence. Rehabilitation led to oral intake of liquids, but solid food ingestion remained a challenge two years post-injury.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Gastroenterology
  • Rehabilitation Medicine

Background:

  • Brain injury can precipitate severe eating disorders, including anorexia.
  • Gastrostomy feeding is a common intervention for nutritional support in such cases.

Observation:

  • A patient with anorexia post-brain injury, initially requiring gastrostomy, was admitted for rehabilitation.
  • Two years after the injury, the patient achieved oral intake of liquids but not solids.

Findings:

  • The case highlights the complex interplay between brain injury, eating disorders, and nutritional rehabilitation.
  • Persistent difficulties with solid food ingestion can occur despite partial recovery of oral intake.

Implications:

  • This case underscores the need for specialized, long-term nutritional management in brain injury survivors with eating disorders.
  • Further research into the neurobiological underpinnings of persistent dysphagia and anorexia post-brain injury is warranted.

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