Autor: |
Salvatore Ferdinando Aruta, Jacopo Pruccoli, Nicole Bandini, Paola Rucci, Antonia Parmeggiani |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2022 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
Italian Journal of Pediatrics, Vol 48, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2022) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1824-7288 |
DOI: |
10.1186/s13052-022-01289-4 |
Popis: |
Abstract Background Although Anorexia Nervosa (AN) patients show dysfunctional behaviour in information processing, visual and verbal memory performance, and different cognitive fields, regardless of their BMI, the literature on the correlations between Eating Disorders (ED) and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD) does not provide conclusive data. Rather than a consequence of the mental disorder, cognitive dysfunctions may be a risk factor for AN. Methods Our retrospective study investigates the prevalence of Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) among patients with ED. We considered 262 patients being treated at the Emilia Romagna Feeding and Eating Disorders Outpatient Service in Bologna, Italy. We compared the results with the Italian reference values, according to the most recent data provided by the Italian Ministry of Education. Results We found that 25 patients out of 262 (9.54%) presented a comorbid diagnosis of SLD. This SLD prevalence is higher than the Italian reference values (4.9% in the school year 2018/19, p |
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