Malnutrition in Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, and Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration: Comparison Using Serum Albumin, Total Protein, and Hemoglobin Level.

Malnutrition among dementia patients is an important issue. However, the biochemical markers of malnutrition have not been well studied in this population. The purpose of this study was to compare biochemical blood markers among patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), dementia with Lewy bodies...

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Main Authors: Asuka Koyama, Mamoru Hashimoto, Hibiki Tanaka, Noboru Fujise, Masateru Matsushita, Yusuke Miyagawa, Yutaka Hatada, Ryuji Fukuhara, Noriko Hasegawa, Shuji Todani, Kengo Matsukuma, Michiyo Kawano, Manabu Ikeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4919003?pdf=render