Do patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have increased energy needs?

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 26-29

  Vaisman, Nachum ^a   Lusaus, Michal ^a   Nefussy, Beatrice ^a   Niv, Eva ^a   Comaneshter, Doron ^a   Hallack, Ron ^a   Drory, Vivian E ^a  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

ALS; Body composition; REE

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 61449262800     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2008.12.027     Document Type: Article

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