A systematic review of body mass gain after deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in patients with Parkinson's disease

Volume: 21, Issue: 2
Published: Dec 10, 2019
Abstract
Summary This systematic review investigated the effects of deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus on extent and time course of body mass changes in patients with Parkinson's disease. A computerized search identified relevant articles using a priori defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. A descriptive analysis was calculated for the main outcome parameters body mass and BMI. Thirty‐eight out of 206 studies fulfilled the inclusion...
Paper Details
Title
A systematic review of body mass gain after deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in patients with Parkinson's disease
Published Date
Dec 10, 2019
Volume
21
Issue
2
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