The use of electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve to treat morbid obesity

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 2, Issue 3 SUPPL. 3, 2001, Pages

  Roslin, Mitchell ^a   Kurian, Marina ^a  

^a LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Morbid obesity; Surgery; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002388090     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ebeh.2001.0213     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. Mason EE. Gastric surgery for morbid obesity. Surg Clin North Am 1992;72:501-13.
2. Gastrointestinal surgery for severe obesity. National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement. Am J Clin Nutr 1992;55(2, suppl):615S-9S.
3. Gonzalez MF, Deutsch JA. Vagotomy abolishes cues of satiety produced by gastric distention. Science 1981;212:1283-4.
4. Smith GP, Jerome C, Cushin BJ, Eterno R, Simansky KJ. Abdominal vagotomy blocks the satiety effect of cholecystokinin in the rat. Science 1981;213:1036-7.
5. Ritter RC, Ritter S, Ewart WR, Wingate DL. Capsaicin attenuates hindbrain neuron responses to circulating cholecystokinin. Am J Physiol 1989;257(5, pt 2):R1162-R8.
6. Bray GA. Afferent signals regulating food intake. Proc Nutr Soc 2000;59:373-84.
7. Houpt TR, Houpt KA, Swan AA. Duodenal osmoconcentration and food intake in pigs after ingestion of hypertonic nutrients. Am J Physiol 1983;245:R181-9.