Nutritional care in motor neurone disease/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis



Document title: Nutritional care in motor neurone disease/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Journal: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000392545
ISSN: 0004-282X
Authors: 1

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Institutions: 1Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Hospital Santa Marcelina, Ambulatorio Medico Especialidades, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Year:
Season: Feb
Volumen: 72
Number: 2
Pages: 157-163
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico
English 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
Portuguese abstract Pacientes com esclerose lateral amiotrófica (ELA) frequentemente apresentam alteração do estado nutricional. Baseado na perda ponderal de peso e na dificuldade no manejo nutricional, o objetivo desse estudo é rever as estratégias de tratamento nutricional para a manutenção do estado nutricional desses doentes. Nesse trabalho, descrevem-se as características da dieta, as formas de tratamento e terapia nutricional com indicação das vias de administração, bem como discuti-se as particularidades da doença. A terapia nutricional tem se mostrado um recurso terapêutico primordial atuante na evolução da ELA
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Metabolismo y nutrición,
Neurología,
Terapéutica y rehabilitación,
Esclerosis lateral amiotrófica,
Estado nutricional,
Terapia nutricional,
Evaluación nutricional,
Gastrostomía,
Enfermedad de la neurona motora
Keyword: Medicine,
Metabolism and nutrition,
Neurology,
Therapeutics and rehabilitation,
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,
Nutritional status,
Nutritional therapy,
Gastrostomy,
Motor neuron disease,
Nutritional evaluation
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