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Neurodevelopmental, nutritional, and clinical outcomes of infants and children with end-stage liver disease awaiting liver transplantation
DownloadSpring 2023
Background/Aim: Patients with pediatric end-stage liver disease (ESLD) are at increased vulnerability for neurodevelopmental delay (NDD), due to exposure to risk factors such as malnutrition, hyperammonemia, and environmental deprivation. We hypothesized that NDD would be prevalent in infants and...
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Spring 2019
Introduction:Cancer-associated cachexia is defined as a multifactorial syndrome characterized by loss of body weight with specific losses of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. Cachexia is driven by a variable combination of reduced food intake (FI) and distinct tumor-associated metabolic...
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The Validity of Patient-led Self- screens for Identifying Malnutrition in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
DownloadFall 2018
Background: Malnutrition is common in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Identification of high-risk patients using a sensitive and reliable screen is the first step to dietitian referral for nutritional assessment and intervention. Aim:...