Loss of appetite in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is associated with weight loss and decreased calorie consumption independent of dysphagia

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 230-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taylor Mezoian ◽  
Emily Belt ◽  
Jamie Garry ◽  
Jane Hubbard ◽  
Christopher T. Breen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ◽  
Calorie Consumption ◽  
Loss Of Appetite ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

scholarly journals Loss of appetite in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is associated with weight loss and anxiety/depression

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yajun Wang ◽  
Shan Ye ◽  
Lu Chen ◽  
Lu Tang ◽  
Dongsheng Fan
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ◽  
Early Intervention ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Reduce Weight Loss ◽  
Loss Of Appetite ◽  
Als Patients ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

AbstractWeight loss is common in patients with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and associated with disease progression. Loss of appetite has been shown to be a contributor to weight loss in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). However, the reason of loss of appetite is not clear. The Council on Nutrition appetite questionnaire (CNAQ) and the simplified nutritional appetite questionnaire (SNAQ) are short and simple appetite assessment tools, which were using in ALS patients. In our study, the CNAQ and SNAQ were translated into Chinese, and their reliability and validity were tested. The Chinese version of the CNAQ (CNAQ-C) presented more appropriate reliability and validity than the SNAQ. Among the 94 ALS patients, 50 patients (53.2%) had loss of appetite, and we found that anxiety and/or depression contributed to the loss of appetite in the ALS patients. We reconfirmed that loss of appetite was associated with greater weight loss but not with clinical features of ALS. The loss of appetite caused by emotional problems in ALS patients should be taken seriously, and early intervention should be implemented to reduce weight loss.

Prognostic value of weight loss in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a population-based study

2020 ◽  
Vol 91 (8) ◽  
pp. 867-875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark R Janse van Mantgem ◽  
Ruben P A van Eijk ◽  
Hannelore K van der Burgh ◽  
Harold H G Tan ◽  
Henk-Jan Westeneng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Prognostic Value ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Risk Of Death ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence and prognostic value of weight loss (WL) prior to diagnosis in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).MethodsWe enrolled patients diagnosed with ALS between 2010 and 2018 in a population-based setting. At diagnosis, detailed information was obtained regarding the patient’s disease characteristics, anthropological changes, ALS-related genotypes and cognitive functioning. Complete survival data were obtained. Cox proportional hazard models were used to assess the association between WL and the risk of death during follow-up.ResultsThe data set comprised 2420 patients of whom 67.5% reported WL at diagnosis. WL occurred in 71.8% of the bulbar-onset and in 64.2% of the spinal-onset patients; the mean loss of body weight was 6.9% (95% CI 6.8 to 6.9) and 5.5% (95% CI 5.5 to 5.6), respectively (p<0.001). WL occurred in 35.1% of the patients without any symptom of dysphagia. WL is a strong independent predictor of survival, with a dose response relationship between the amount of WL and the risk of death: the risk of death during follow-up increased by 23% for every 10% increase in WL relative to body weight (HR 1.23, 95% CI 1.13 to 1.51, p<0.001).ConclusionsThis population-based study shows that two-thirds of the patients with ALS have WL at diagnosis, which also occurs independent of dysphagia, and is related to survival. Our results suggest that WL is a multifactorial process that may differ from patient to patient. Gaining further insight in its underlying factors could prove essential for future therapeutic measures.

Early weight loss in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: outcome relevance and clinical correlates in a population-based cohort

2019 ◽  
Vol 90 (6) ◽  
pp. 666-673 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Moglia ◽  
Andrea Calvo ◽  
Maurizio Grassano ◽  
Antonio Canosa ◽  
Umberto Manera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ◽  
Median Survival ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Study Cohort ◽  
Respiratory Impairment ◽  
Clinical Correlates ◽  
Severe Weight Loss ◽  
Bulbar Onset ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

ObjectivesTo assess the role of body mass index (BMI) and of the rate of weight loss as prognostic factors in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and to explore the clinical correlates of weight loss in the early phases of the disease.MethodsThe study cohort included all ALS patients in Piemonte/Valle d’Aosta in the 2007–2011 period. Overall survival and the probability of death/tracheostomy at 18 months (logistic regression model) were calculated.ResultsOf the 712 patients, 620 (87.1%) were included in the study. Patients ’ survival was related to the mean monthly percentage of weight loss at diagnosis (p<0.0001), but not to pre-morbid BMI or BMI at diagnosis. Spinal onset patients with dysphagia at diagnosis had a median survival similar to bulbar onset patients. About 20% of spinal onset patients without dysphagia at diagnosis had severe weight loss and initial respiratory impairment, and had a median survival time similar to bulbar onset patients.ConclusionsThe rate of weight loss from onset to diagnosis was found to be a strong and independent prognostic factor in ALS. Weight loss was mainly due to the reduction of nutritional intake related to dysphagia, but a subgroup of spinal onset patients without dysphagia at diagnosis had a severe weight loss and an outcome similar to bulbar patients. According to our findings, we recommend that in clinical trials patients should be stratified according to the presence of dysphagia at the time of enrolment and not by site of onset of symptoms.

scholarly journals Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: combined nutritional, respiratory and functional assessment

2008 ◽  
Vol 66 (2b) ◽  
pp. 354-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciano Bruno de Carvalho Silva ◽  
Lucia Figueiredo Mourão ◽  
Ariovaldo Armando Silva ◽  
Núbia Maria Freire Vieira Lima ◽  
Sara Regina Almeida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Functional Assessment ◽  
Multidisciplinary Study ◽  
Routine Monitoring ◽  
Wrist Circumference ◽  
The University ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

OBJECTIVE: To establish correlations between nutritional, functional and respiratory indices of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). METHOD: Twenty patients (13 appendicular - GA and 7 bulbar - GB) were included in the multidisciplinary study at the Neurological Clinic Ambulatory of the University of Campinas Hospital. RESULTS: Among the GA type significant correlation was observed between maximal inspiratory (MIP) and expiratory (MEP) pressure (r= -0.76), MEP and pulse oxymetry (r=0.58), MIP and percent weight loss (%WL; r=0.59), and between MIP, total and subscale respiratory scores (ALSFRS-R) with %WL. With regard to the GB, correlation was found between MEP and body mass index (BMI) (r=0.97). In both GA and GB correlations were noticed between the BMI and the variables mass (kg), fat (%), arm and wrist circumference (cm), and tricipital, subscapular and supra-iliac skinfolds (mm), as well as the arm muscle circumference (cm) and fatty arm muscular area (mm²). CONCLUSION: It is suggested that the application of simple anthropometric measurements could be useful in routine monitoring of patients with ALS.

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