Aphagia

Aphagia is the inability or lack of motivation to eat.

Causes
This may be caused by:
 * damage to the glossopharyngeal nerve or hypoglossal nerve which makes swallowing difficult.
 * damage to the lateral hypothalmic feeding centre
 * Psychogenic mechanisms

==See also=
 * Anorexia
 * Dysphagia
 * Lateral hypothalmic syndrome