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A case report of Usher's syndrome and anorexia nervosa
V Chapman1, A Valmana, J H Lacey
1Department of General Psychiatry, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, England.
The International Journal of Eating Disorders
|March 21, 1998
Abstract
Objective:
This report describes the rare combination of anorexia nervosa, deafness, and visual impairment with a particular emphasis on management issues. To the author's knowledge, this is the first report of an eating disorder in a patient who is deaf with a visual impairment.
Discussion:
It describes the history of such a patient and the difficulties encountered in her treatment.