Patients with elevated triglyceride and cholesterol serum levels have a prolonged survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 258, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 613-617

  Dorst, J ^a   Kuhnlein P ^a   Hendrich, C ^a   Kassubek, J ^a   Sperfeld, A D ^a   Ludolph, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Fat metabolism; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS FUNCTIONAL RATING SCALE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPERMETABOLISM; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIPID METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; SURVIVAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 79953817635     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-010-5805-z     Document Type: Article

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