Lateral hypothalamic area deep brain stimulation for refractory obesity: A pilot study with preliminary data on safety, body weight, and energy metabolism: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-63

  Whiting, Donald M ^a   Tomycz, Nestor D ^a   Bailes, Julian ^e   De Jonge, Lilian ^f   Lecoultre, Virgile ^b   Wilent, Bryan ^c   Alcindor, Dunbar ^a   Prostko, E Richard ^a   Cheng, Boyle C ^a   Angle, Cynthia ^a   Cantella, Diane ^a   Whiting, Benjamin B ^a   Mizes, J Scott ^d   Finnis, Kirk W ^g   Ravussin, Eric ^b   Oh, Michael Y ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Clinical Neurophysiology   (United States)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^g MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Energy metabolism; Functional neurosurgery; Obesity; Respiratory chamber; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CALORIC INTAKE; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; DEVICE SAFETY; EDEMA; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; MIGRAINE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; STOMACH BYPASS; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC AREA, LATERAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TRETOQUINOL;

EID: 84879931488     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.2.JNS12903     Document Type: Article

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