Influence of a multidisciplinary protocol on nutritional status at diagnosis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

• Published in: Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Vol. 48; pp. 67 - 72
• Main Authors: López-Gómez, Juan José, Torres-Torres, Beatriz, Gómez-Hoyos, Emilia, Fernández-Buey, Nieves, Ortolá-Buigues, Ana, Castro-Lozano, Ángeles, Arenillas-Lara, Juan F., De Luis-Román, Daniel A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2018; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Anthropometry; Body mass index; Confidence intervals; Delay; Diagnostic systems; Disease; Dysphagia; Endocrinology; Hospitals; Malnutrition; Medical diagnosis; Medical prognosis; Multidisciplinary assistance; Neurodegenerative disease; Nutrition; Nutritional; Nutritional risk; Nutritional status; Nutritional support; Ostomy; Patients; Quality of life; Remission; United Kingdom > UK; Spain; Nutritional; Nutritional risk; Nutritional support; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Neurodegenerative disease; Multidisciplinary assistance; Malnutrition

•Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) was associated with weight loss at the beginning of nutritional support of >10% from usual weight.•Early initiation of a multidiscliplinary protocol can result in malnutrition being controlled sooner (2 [1–6] months since diagnosis versus 12 [10–29] months in...