ReviewBrain sciences2016
DBS for Obesity.
Review in Brain sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- A Novel Closed-Loop Electrical Brain Stimulation Device Featuring Wireless Low-Energy Ultrasound Power and Communication.Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society · 2025Article
- Neurosurgical management of non-spastic movement disorders.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2023Review
- A high-resolution interactive atlas of the human brainstem using magnetic resonance imaging.NeuroImage · 2021Article
- Deep Brain Stimulation and Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: A Review of the Literature.Frontiers in neurology · 2019Review
- Assessment of Safety and Outcome of Lateral Hypothalamic Deep Brain Stimulation for Obesity in a Small Series of Patients With Prader-Willi Syndrome.JAMA network open · 2018Article
- The dopamine motive system: implications for drug and food addiction.Nature reviews. Neuroscience · 2017Review
- A New Therapeutic Approach to Obesity: Stroke?Obesity surgery · 2017Article
- Body Weight Changes after Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder or Depression.Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery · 2017Article
- Innovative solutions in bariatric surgery.Gland surgery · 2016Review
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Abstract
Obesity is a chronic, progressive and prevalent disorder. Morbid obesity, in particular, is associated with numerous comorbidities and early mortality. In patients with morbid obesity, pharmacological and behavioral approaches often have limited results. Bariatric surgery is quite effective but is associated with operative failures and a non-negligible incidence of side effects. In the last decades, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been investigated as a neurosurgical modality to treat various neuropsychiatric disorders. In this article we review the rationale for selecting different brain targets, surgical results and future perspectives for the use of DBS in medically refractory obesity.
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