Body mass index delineates ALS from FTD: implications for metabolic health

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 261, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1774-1780

  Ahmed, R M ^a,b,c   Mioshi, E ^a,f   Caga, J ^a,d   Shibata, M ^a,d   Zoing, M ^d   Bartley, L ^a   Piguet, O ^a,c   Hodges, J R ^a,c   Kiernan, M C ^d,e  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Body mass index; Frontotemporal dementia; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OBESITY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84939880594     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-014-7416-6     Document Type: Article

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