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DBS for Obesity

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 a...

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Autores principales: Franco, Ruth, Fonoff, Erich T., Alvarenga, Pedro, Lopes, Antonio Carlos, Miguel, Euripides C., Teixeira, Manoel J., Damiani, Durval, Hamani, Clement
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5039450/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27438859
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci6030021
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Sumario: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.