Resting Energy Expenditure in Patients With Familial Dysautonomia

• Published in: Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition Vol. 68; no. 3; pp. 422 - 427
• Main Authors: Bar Aluma, Bat‐El, Norcliffe‐Kaufmann, Lucy, Sarouk, Ifat, Dagan, Adi, Ashkenazi, Moshe, Bezalel, Yael, Vilozni, Daphna, Lahad, Avishay, Efrati, Ori
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.03.2019
• Subjects: autonomic; familial dysautonomia/HSAN III; malnutrition; resting energy expenditure

ABSTRACT Objectives: Familial dysautonomia (FD) is a rare hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy characterized by chronic lung disease and cyclic vomiting due to hyper‐adrenergic crises. Most FD patients are in a depleted nutritional state; however, the phenotype of the disease is quite differe...