The Role of Ghrelin, Neuropeptide Y and Leptin Peptides in Weight Gain after Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease | Zendy

Elli Markaki | Zendy; John Ellul | Zendy; Zinovia Kefalopoulou | Zendy; Eftichia Trachani | Zendy; Anastasia Theodoropoulou | Zendy; Venetsana Kyriazopoulou | Zendy; Constantine Constantoyannis | Zendy

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The Role of Ghrelin, Neuropeptide Y and Leptin Peptides in Weight Gain after Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease

Author(s) -

Elli Markaki,

John Ellul,

Zinovia Kefalopoulou,

Eftichia Trachani,

Anastasia Theodoropoulou,

Venetsana Kyriazopoulou,

Constantine Constantoyannis

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.798

H-Index - 63

eISSN - 1423-0372

pISSN - 1011-6125

DOI - 10.1159/000335045

Subject(s) - ghrelin , leptin , neuropeptide y receptor , deep brain stimulation , medicine , endocrinology , parkinson's disease , stimulation , subthalamic nucleus , levodopa , obesity , neuropeptide , hormone , disease , receptor

The exact mechanism of weight gain (WG) after deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease remains unknown.

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