Effect of High-Caloric Nutrition on Survival in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Albert C LudolphJohannes DorstJens DreyhauptJochen H WeishauptJan KassubekUlrike WeilandThomas MeyerSusanne PetriAndreas HermannAlexander EmmerJulian GrosskreutzTorsten GrehlDaniel ZellerMatthias BoentertBertold SchrankJohannes PrudloAndrea S WinklerStanislav GorbulevFrancesco RoselliJoachim SchusterLuc Dupuisnull null

Published in: Annals of neurology (2020)

The results provide no evidence for a life-prolonging effect of HCFD for the whole amyotrophic lateral sclerosis population. However, post hoc analysis revealed a significant survival benefit for the subgroup of fast-progressing patients. ANN NEUROL 2020;87:206-216.

Keyphrases

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
physical activity
randomized controlled trial
free survival
clinical trial
patient reported
double blind