Publication: St. Catherine of Siena (1347–1380 AD): one of the earliest historic cases of altered gustatory perception in anorexia mirabilis
St. Catherine of Siena (1347–1380 AD): one of the earliest historic cases of altered gustatory perception in anorexia mirabilis
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Galassi, F. M., Bender, N., Habicht, M. E., Armocida, E., Toscano, F., Menassa, D. A., & Cerri, M. (2018). St. Catherine of Siena (1347–1380 AD): one of the earliest historic cases of altered gustatory perception in anorexia mirabilis. Neurological Sciences, 39(5), 939–940. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3285-6
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St. Catherine of Siena suffered from an extreme form of holy fasting, a condition classified as anorexia mirabilis (also known as inedia prodigiosa). Historical and medical scholarships alike have drawn a comparison between this primaeval type of anorexia with a relatively common form of eating disorder among young women in the modern world, anorexia nervosa. St. Catherine's condition was characterised by a disgust for sweet taste, a condition also described in anorexia nervosa, and characterised by specific neurophysiological changes
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- Galassi, Francesco M
- Bender, Nicole
- Habicht, Michael E
- Armocida, Emanuele
- Toscano, Fabrizio
- Menassa, David A
- Cerri, Matteo
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Galassi, F. M., Bender, N., Habicht, M. E., Armocida, E., Toscano, F., Menassa, D. A., & Cerri, M. (2018). St. Catherine of Siena (1347–1380 AD): one of the earliest historic cases of altered gustatory perception in anorexia mirabilis. Neurological Sciences, 39(5), 939–940. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3285-6