Deep brain stimulation in the treatment of obesity: A review

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 625-634

  Halpern, Casey H ^a,b   Wolf, John A ^a   Bale, Tracy L ^a   Stunkard, Albert J ^a   Danish, Shabbar F ^a   Grossman, Murray ^a   Jaggi, Jurg L ^a   Grady, M Sean ^a   Baltuch, Gordon H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Hypothalamus; Nucleus accumbens; Obesity; Reward

Indexed keywords

APPETITE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CALORIC INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SATIETY; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ZONA INCERTA; ANIMAL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REWARD;

ANIMALS; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OBESITY; REWARD;

EID: 55949121042     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/109/10/0625     Document Type: Review

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