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ArticleEuropean eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association2025

The Cognitive Profile in Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa and the Relationship With Autism and ADHD: A Pilot Study.

Sandra Rydberg Dobrescu, Karin Dahlin, Louise Karjalainen, Annelie Bördal Montonen, Helena Klint, Ingrid Stenberg, Gunilla Paulson Karlsson, Elisabet Wentz

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8 authors.

Sandra Rydberg DobrescuGillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Karin DahlinThe Eating Disorders Centre for Children and Young Adults, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0150-1678
Louise KarjalainenDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Annelie Bördal MontonenThe Eating Disorders Centre for Children and Young Adults, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Helena KlintThe Eating Disorders Centre for Children and Young Adults, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Ingrid StenbergThe Eating Disorders Centre for Children and Young Adults, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Gunilla Paulson KarlssonThe Eating Disorders Centre for Children and Young Adults, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Elisabet WentzDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Funding

grant support from The Swedish Research Councilthe Foundation for Queen Silvia Children's Hospitalsthe Royal Hvitfeldtska foundationthe Swedish State Support for Clinical Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWe aimed to examine the cognitive profile in adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) and its association with traits of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ADHD. In addition, resemblance in the cognitive profile between youths with AN and their parents was explored.

methodsAdolescent females with acute AN (n = 20) and a healthy comparison group (n = 28) completed neuropsychological tasks of set-shifting (Trail making test, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test) and central coherence (Rey Complex Figures Task, Group Embedded Figures Test, object assembly subtest). In the AN group, mothers and fathers (n = 31) also completed the neuropsychological tasks. Traits of ASD and ADHD were assessed. The AN group was reassessed after weight gain.

resultsWeight-restored AN adolescents scored higher on the Group Embedded Figures Test than a comparison group (p < 0.001). No other set-shifting and central coherence differences were found across groups. A father-child correlation emerged in the object assembly subtest (r = 0.53, p = 0.035). ASD and ADHD traits were common in the AN group and not only related to starvation. No associations were found between neuropsychological deficits and traits of ASD and ADHD.

conclusionsScant support was found for weaker central coherence in weight-recovered adolescents with AN. Set-shifting impairments could not be observed in young females with acute AN or after weight recovery.

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Anorexia NervosaAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityAutism Spectrum DisorderCognitionAdolescentFemaleHumansMaleNeuropsychological TestsPilot Projectsanorexia nervosachildhoodneuropsychologypsychological testing

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PMID39731572
PMCPMC11965542

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