Weight gain is associated with medial contact site of subthalamic stimulation in Parkinson's disease.

The aim of our study was to assess changes in body-weight in relation to active electrode contact position in the subthalamic nucleus. Regular body weight measurements were done in 20 patients with advanced Parkinson's disease within a period of 18 months after implantation. T1-weighted (1.5T)...

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Main Authors: Filip Růžička, Robert Jech, Lucie Nováková, Dušan Urgošík, Josef Vymazal, Evžen Růžička
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22666437/pdf/?tool=EBI