Neurosurgical treatment of anorexia nervosa: Review of the literature from leucotomy to deep brain stimulation

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 428-435

  Lipsman, Nir ^a   Woodside, D Blake ^a   Giacobbe, Peter ^a   Lozano, Andres M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

anorexia nervosa; deep brain stimulation; leucotomy; neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; HUMAN; LOBOTOMY; NEUROSURGERY; REVIEW;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; LEUCOTOMY; NEUROSURGERY;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; HUMANS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84886642209     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.2246     Document Type: Review

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