Assessment and correction of nutritional status in adult patients with acute stroke
Khoroshilov, I.; Makarova, N. · Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin · 2008 · Heft 3 · S. 1 bis 1
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Rationale: Occlusive and hemorrhagic acute stroke, accompanied with long-term oppression of consciousness and dysphagia, results in nutrient losses and protein-energy malnutrition. This occurs, as from second week of disease, distinct hypoproteinemia in descent of total protein and albumin. Henceforth and other changes of nutritional status – the reducing the height of muscle mass of the body, fat content in the organism, the circumference decrease of shoulder muscles are noted. Methods: 67 patients with acute stroke (28 men and 39 women, aged from 34 up to 92 years old). Were performed research of daily nitroge…