[Correspondence] Obesity and the nervous system: more questions

In their Review, Phillipe O'Brien and colleagues1 concluded that, although extensive data exist to indicate that obesity —a component of the metabolic syndrome—is a mediator of CNS and peripheral nervous system (PNS) injury, the ideal intervention to prevent the associated cognitive impairment, autonomic neuropathy, and polyneuropathy is not yet known.

Source: Lancet Neurology - September 13, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Jannis Kountouras, Stergios A Polyzos, Panagiotis Katsinelos, Georgios Kotronis, Michael Doulberis Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research