Carnitine levels in patients with skeletal myopathy due to anorexia nervosa before and after refeeding
✍ Scribed by Morton, John ;McLoughlin, Declan M. ;Whiting, Stephen ;Russell, Gerald F. M.
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 93 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
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✦ Synopsis
Objective: To assess the role of carnitine in the skeletal myopathy present in anorexia nervosa. Method: Serum levels of free and total carnitine were measured in a group of severely underweight women with anorexia nervosa and skeletal myopathy before and after an inpatient refeeding program. Results: Carnitine levels were within the reference range before refeeding and remained unchanged despite significant weight gain in all the subjects. Conclusion: These findings suggest that carnitine plays no part in the muscle weakness seen in severe anorexia nervosa.