1 - Definition and Pathophysiology of Neurogenic Obesity

Friday, October 21, 2022

3:30 PM – 4:45 PM ET

Location: 309-310

Speaker(s)

DG

David R. Gater, Jr., MD PhD MS

Professor, Chair and SCI Fellowship Program Director
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of PM&R
Miami, Florida

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

The definition of neurogenic obesity, its pathophysiology and demographics will be discussed, including etiology, and its influence on components of the metabolic syndrome (vascular inflammation, insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia).