Impacto da suplementação nutricional em pacientes com doença do neurônio motor
Neurological patients frequently evolve with worsening of the nutritional condition. This study was to describe the impact of oral nutritional supplements in 20 patients with motor neurone disease (MND)/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The patients received nutritional supplements by six co...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Nove de Julho
2004-01-01
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| Series: | ConScientiae Saúde |
| Online Access: | http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=92900303 |
| Summary: | Neurological patients frequently evolve with worsening
of the nutritional condition. This study was to describe
the impact of oral nutritional supplements in 20 patients
with motor neurone disease (MND)/amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS). The patients received nutritional
supplements by six consecutive months. They were
submitted to bimonthly nutritional evaluation, with
anthropometric measurements weight (W), stature,
arm circumference (MAC), upper arm circumference
(MUAC) and triceps skinfold (TSF), fat-area (FA) and
bioelectrical impedance analysis to evaluate corporal
composition. The age varied among 36 to 70 year-old,
with 55 average and medium of 59,5 year-old. Fifteen
patients (75%) presented ALS as manifestation form and
five patients presented progressive bulbar palsy (PBP).
We observed a prevalence of men in a proportion of
about 2:1. Due to the characteristics of the disease, only
ten patients finished the evaluation. It was observed
gradual diminution of body mass index (BMI), MAC,
MUAC, FA e TSF. The fat-free mass/fat mass relation
values haven´t changed in both groups during the study.
The nutritional condition classification hasn´t modified
for 70% of the patients it was not capable of correcting
the global averages of adaptation. |
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| ISSN: | 1677-1028 1983-9324 |