Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: combined nutritional, respiratory and functional assessment Esclerose lateral amiotrófica: correlações dos indicadores da avaliação nutricional, funcional e respiratória

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: combined nutritional, respiratory and functional assessment Esclerose lateral amiotrófica: correlações dos indicadores da avaliação nutricional, funcional e respiratória

OBJECTIVE: To establish correlations between nutritional, functional and respiratory indices of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). METHOD: Twenty patients (13 appendicular - GA and 7 bulbar - GB) were included in the multidisciplinary study at the Neurological Clinic Ambulatory of th...

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Main Authors: Luciano Bruno de Carvalho Silva, Lucia Figueiredo Mourão, Ariovaldo Armando Silva, Núbia Maria Freire Vieira Lima, Sara Regina Almeida, Marcondes C. Franca Jr, Anamarli Nucci, Jaime Amaya-Farfán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2008-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
esclerose lateral amiotrófica
suporte nutricional
testes respiratórios
escala ALSFRS-R
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
nutritional support
respiratory tests
ALSFRS scale
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