Nutrition parentérale et sclérose latérale amyotrophique (SLA)

• Published in: Nutrition clinique et métabolisme Vol. 33; no. 2 p.139-144; pp. 139 - 144
• Main Authors: Desport, Jean-Claude, Verschueren, Annie, Juntas-Morales, Raul, Kadaoui El-Abbassi, Marie Christine, Desnuelle, C, Jésus, Pierre, Fayemendy, Philippe, Couratier, Philippe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.06.2019
• Subjects: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; catheters; dementia; digestive tract; enteral feeding; malnutrition; neuromuscular disorders; parenteral feeding; patients; prognosis; quality of life

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neuromuscular disease with a severe prognosis, leading to disorders that promote the occurrence of undernutrition. This is an independent factor of survival in this disease. However, the digestive tract is most often functional. For reasons of difficulty in s...