Table 1 Case reports
From: Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in New Zealand and Australia: a scoping review
Author (year) Country Journal | Population focus | Study Focus | Setting | Study type | Key data | n | Gender (Age) | Ethnicity | Summary results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chandran NSW, Australia [28] Int J Eat Disord | Clinical case, ARFID | Subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord secondary to B12 deficiency | Emergency, gastroenterology, Adolescent Medicine | Case description | Biological (nutritional blood screen, MRI; CT scan; DEXA bone scan; body fat measure); background history; neurological status; mental status; and neuropsychology examinations | 1 | M (17y 9 m) | Not stated | Delayed ARFID diagnosis due to late presentation. Transitioned from nasogastric tube to varied oral diet during inpatient treatment period with multidisciplinary team |
Sanders (NSW, Australia) [54] J Clin Neurosci | Clinical case, ARFID | Presented with behavioural and cognitive abnormalities. ED history (including retrospective diagnosis of ARFID) with subsequent detection of C9orf72 expansion and diagnosis of familial frontotemporal dementia (FTD) | Neurology clinic | Case description | Background history; physical examination (including BMI); Montréal Cognitive Assessment; Neurological examination; MRI; DSM-5 ED assessment | 1 | F (64y) | Not stated | Unusual primary behavioural manifestation of FTD exhibited as ARFID with low weight and features of subthreshold AN |
Mina (WA, Australia) [36] J Paediatr Child Health | Clinical case, ARFID | Presentation and treatment for adolescent male with nutritional optic neuropathy secondary to ARFID | Emergency, General Paediatrics | Case description | Background history; x-ray; WISC-V; dietary history; physical examination (anthropometric measures, MRI, bone mineral density scan); vision assessments (visual acuity, eye movement, retinal examination); biological measurements (haemoglobin, folate, vitamin D and vitamin A) | 1 | M (15y) | Not stated | Patient's dietary history was critical in establishing diagnosis of nutritional optic neuropathy secondary to ARFID |
Mahoney (QLD, Australia) [39] J Paediatr Child Health | Clinical case, ARFID, anxiety | Vitamin A deficiency in ARFID | Paediatrics | Case description | Nutritional screening panel; ophthalmology review; physical examination; case history | 1 | F (11y) | Not stated | Diagnosis of vitamin A deficiency retinopathy with undetectable levels of vitamin A and B12 and selenium deficiency. ARFID diagnosis with comorbid generalised anxiety. One month of enteral nutrition resulted in normalised vitamin levels and normalisation of retinopathy changes. Intensive therapy with multidisciplinary team required to address food-related anxiety prior to discharge |