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Effect of nutritional supplementation with milk whey proteins in amyotrophic la...
Silva,Luciano Bruno de Carvalho; Mourão,Lucia Figueiredo; Silva,Ariovaldo Armando; Lima,Núbia Maria Freire Vieira; Almeida,Sara ReginaOBJECTIVE: We evaluated the efficacy of oral supplementation with milk whey proteins and modified starch (70%WPI:30%MS), on nutritional and functional parameters of patients with ALS. METHOD: A prospective randomized double-blind study was performed with 16 ALS patients, divided in two groups, the treatment group received (70%WPI:30%MS) and the control group received (maltodextrin). They underwent prospective n...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: combined nutritional, respiratory and functional...
Silva,Luciano Bruno de Carvalho; Mourão,Lucia Figueiredo; Silva,Ariovaldo Armando; Lima,Núbia Maria Freire Vieira; Almeida,Sara ReginaOBJECTIVE: To establish correlations between nutritional, functional and respiratory indices of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). METHOD: Twenty patients (13 appendicular - GA and 7 bulbar - GB) were included in the multidisciplinary study at the Neurological Clinic Ambulatory of the University of Campinas Hospital. RESULTS: Among the GA type significant correlation was observed between maximal...