Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2152587 | Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
One of the potential treatment methods of obesity is deep brain stimulation (DBS) of nucleus accumbens. We describe the case of 19 years old woman with hypothalamic obesity. She weighted 151.4 kg before DBS and the non-surgical methods proved to be inefficient. She was treated with implantation of DBS electrode to nucleus accumbens bilaterally. Results were measured with body mass index and neuropsychological tests. Follow-up was 14 months. Fourteen months after surgery weight was 138 kg, BMI was 48.3. Neuropsychological test results were intact. The presented case supports the thesis of treatment of obesity with nucleus accumbens stimulation.
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Authors
Marek Harat, Marcin Rudaś, Piotr Zieliński, Julita Birska, Paweł Sokal,