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| العنوان: |
Loss of pons-to-hypothalamic white matter tracks in brainstem obesity. |
| المؤلفون: |
Purnell, J Q, Lahna, D L, Samuels, M H, Rooney, W D, Hoffman, W F |
| المصدر: |
International Journal of Obesity; Dec2014, Vol. 38 Issue 12, p1573-1577, 5p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
HYPERPHAGIA, OBESITY, HYPOTHALAMUS, BRAIN stem, BODY weight |
| مستخلص: |
Hyperphagia and obesity have been reported following damage to the hypothalamus in humans. Other brain sites are also postulated to be involved in the control of food intake and body weight regulation, such as the amygdala and brainstem. The brainstem, however, is thought to primarily integrate short-term meal-related signals but not affect long-term alterations in body weight, which is controlled by higher centers. The objective of this study was to identify structural pathways damaged in a patient with a brainstem cavernoma who experienced sudden onset of hyperphagia and >50 kg weight gain in <1 year following surgical drainage via a midline suboccipital craniotomy. Diffusion tensor imaging revealed loss of nerve fiber connections between her brainstem, hypothalamus and higher brain centers with preservation of motor tracks. Imaging and endocrine testing confirmed normal hypothalamic structure and function. Gastric bypass surgery restored normal appetite and body weight to baseline. This is the first report of 'brainstem obesity' and adds to the brain regions that can determine the long-term body weight set point in humans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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