Deep Brain Stimulation for Obesity: A Review and Future Directions

Deep Brain Stimulation for Obesity: A Review and Future Directions

The global prevalence of obesity has been steadily increasing. Although pharmacotherapy and bariatric surgeries can be useful adjuvants in the treatment of morbid obesity, they may lose long-term effectiveness. Obesity result largely from unbalanced energy homeostasis. Palatable and densely caloric...

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Main Authors: Douglas A. Formolo, Joana M. Gaspar, Hiago M. Melo, Tuany Eichwald, Ramiro Javier Zepeda, Alexandra Latini, Michael S. Okun, Roger Walz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
obesity
deep brain stimulation
hypothalamus
nucleus accumbens
metabolic disorders
neuroinflammation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.00323/full

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