Remission from Chronic Anorexia Nervosa With Ketogenic Diet and Ketamine

Case Report

Bibliographic Data

ID15519527
AuthorsBarbara Scolnick (American Society of Addiction Medicine, corresponding author), Beth Zupec‐Kania, Beth Zupec-Kania, Lori Calabrese (0000-0003-2808-5790, Innovative Clinical Research), Chiye Aoki (0000-0003-4010-9425, New York University), Thomas Hildebrandt (0000-0002-7605-4465), Tom Hildebrandt (0000-0001-7054-9590, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
Year2020
Volume11
Pages763-763
Publication date2020-07-30
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00763
PMID32848935
OpenAlexW3045557596
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited26

This is the first report of a ketogenic diet used specifically for the treatment of anorexia nervosa, followed by a short series of titrated IV ketamine infusions leading to complete remission of severe and enduring anorexia nervosa, with weight restoration, and sustained cessation of cognitive and behavioral symptoms, for 6 months. Although these treatments were used sequentially the relationship between these modalities, and possible synergy, is unclear, and deserves further study. Complete and sustained remission of chronic anorexia nervosa is quite rare, and the novel use of a ketogenic diet and IV ketamine treatment in this potentially lethal condition suggests avenues for further research, and hope for patients and their families

Anorexia nervosa · Dieting · Eating disorders · Epilepsy · Ketogenic Diet · Obesity · Psychiatry · Weight loss · Adipose Tissue and Metabolism · Diet and metabolism studies · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Psychology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics

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