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Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Early Stage Parkinson's Disease Is Not Associated with Increased Body Mass Index

Previous studies suggest that deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) for Parkinson's disease (PD) leads to weight gain. This study analyzes changes in body mass index (BMI) in 29 subjects from a prospective, single-blind trial of DBS in early stage PD (age 50–75, Hoehn &...

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Autores principales: Millan, Sarah H., Hacker, Mallory L., Turchan, Maxim, Molinari, Anna L., Currie, Amanda D., Charles, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5476892/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28676842
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7163801