Inpatient gastrostomy in Huntington's disease: Nationwide analysis of utilization and outcomes compared to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

BACKGROUND: Huntington's disease (HD) causes dysphagia and dementia, both of which are risk factors for malnutrition. Gastrostomy is used to sustain enteral intake in neurodegenerative diseases and specifically improves outcomes in ALS, but its indications and outcomes in HD are understudied. O...

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Autores principales: Hamedani, Ali G., Pauly, Meredith, Thibault, Dylan P., Gonzalez-Alegre, Pedro, Willis, Allison W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8298766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34316627
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prdoa.2020.100041

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