What structural brain abnormalities have researchers discovered in patients with anorexia nervosa when they are ill?

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Researchers have found that patients with anorexia nervosa have a reduction in gray matter volume in various regions of the brain, including the insula, frontal cortex, and parietal cortex. They have also found a decrease in overall brain mass in some patients. Other structural abnormalities have not been consistently reported.

What Structural Brain Abnormalities Have Researchers Discovered in Patients with Anorexia