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ALS - Motor Neuron Disease: Mechanism and Development of New Therapies
Published on: July 29, 2007
Nutritional care in motor neurone disease/ amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Cristina Cleide dos Santos Salvioni1, Patricia Stanich2, Claudinéa S Almeida3
1Departamento de Neurologia, EPM, UNIFESP, Nutricionista, Pós-Graduanda do Departamento de Neurologia, UNIFESP-EPM;
Abstract:
Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) often present changes in nutritional status. Based on weight loss and on difficulty in nutritional management, this study aims to review the different possibilities and to present guidelines concerning nutritional treatment to such patients. Diet characteristics, types of treatment and nutritional therapy indicating administration routes and discussing the details of the disease are described herein. Nutritional therapy has been a substantial therapeutic resource for ALS development.
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