Inpatient gastrostomy in Huntington's disease: Nationwide analysis of utilization and outcomes compared to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Background: Huntington's disease (HD) causes dysphagia and dementia, both of which are risk factors for malnutrition. Gastrostomy is used to sustain enteral intake in neurodegenerative diseases and specifically improves outcomes in ALS, but its indications and outcomes in HD are understudied. O...

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Main Authors: Ali G. Hamedani, Meredith Pauly, Dylan P. Thibault, Pedro Gonzalez-Alegre, Allison W. Willis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590112520300098