Medullary satiety.
A 62-year-old man with a tegmental medullary glioma lost 30 pounds of weight in several months because of lack of appetite and early satiety. The medullary tegmentum may play an important role in regulating feeding behavior in humans.
Masdeu
J C
JC
Department of Neurology, St. Vincent's Medical Center New York Medical College, NY.
Ross
E R
ER
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004435:Eating; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged