Mechanisms and consequences of weight gain after deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in patients with Parkinson’s disease

Abstract Body weight gain in combination with metabolic alterations has been observed after deep brain stimulation (DBS) of subthalamic nucleus (STN) in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), which potentially counteracts the positive effects of motor improvement. We aimed to identify stimulation-d...

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Main Authors: Julia Steinhardt, Laura Lokowandt, Dirk Rasche, Andreas Koch, Volker Tronnier, Thomas F. Münte, Sebastian M. Meyhöfer, Britta Wilms, Norbert Brüggemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40316-0