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Table 1 Patient’s demographics

From: Neural effects of deep brain stimulation on reward and loss anticipation and food viewing in anorexia nervosa: a pilot study

 

Sex

Age at onset (years)

Age at surgery (years)

Illness duration (years)

Anorexia subtype

BMI (screening)

BMI (historic low)

Psychiatric comorbidities

Psychiatric medication at surgery

Patient 1

f

15

32

18

Purging

12.4

9.5

GAD, Depression, Personality Disorder NOS

Aripiprazole, Quetiapine, Oxazepam

Patient 2

f

15

39

24

Purging

11.2

10.2

SUD*, Personality Disorder NOS

Aripiprazole, Quetiapine, Oxazepam

Patient 3

f

14

33

19

Purging**

13.4

10.6

Depression, OCD, BPD

Venlafaxine, Clorazepate, Oxazepam, Temazepam

Patient 4

f

27

53

24

Purging

13.1

9.7

Personality Disorder NOS

Citalopram, Alprazolam, Zolpidem

Mean (SD)

 

18 (6)

39 (10)

21 (3)

 

12.5 (1.0)

10.0 (0.5)

  
  1. BMI = Body Mass Index, f = female, GAD = Generalized Anxiety Disorder, OCD = Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, NOS = Not Otherwise Specified, SUD = Substance use disorder and BPD = Borderline Personality disorder
  2. *The substance in question was alcohol, at screening this was in remission
  3. **Important to note that for purging this patient used ± 50 Bisacodyl