DORSOMEDIAL THALAMOTOMY AS A TREATMENT FOR TERMINAL ANOREXIA - A REPORT OF 2 CASES

Anorexia nervosa has been considered a compulsive obsessive disorder ( OCDS). We present a case report of two patients, male and female, suff ering from an extremely severe, chronic and refractory anorectic syndr ome. Both patients underwent bilateral stereotactic thalamotomy with i nvolvement of the lamella medialis. Follow-up was 4 year and 2 year, r espectively. Both patients have regained weight and improved significa ntly in terms of their obsessive-compulsive symptoms and in their qual ity of life. The results suggest that anorexia nervosa may be consider ed in the OCDS.