Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder caused by an abnormality on the long arm of chromosome 15 (q11-q13) that results in a host of phenotypic characteristics, dominated primarily by hyperphagia and insatiable appetite. Characteristic behavioral disturbances in PWS include excessive interest in food, skin picking, difficulty with a change in routine, temper tantru...

Dysphagia is commonly seen in patients undergoing radiation-based therapy for locally advanced squamous carcinoma of the head and neck. Within 4 to 5 weeks of starting therapy, patients develop mucositis, radiation dermatitis, and edema of the soft tissues. Resulting pain, copious mucous production, xerostomia, and tissue swelling contribute to acute dysphagia. As the acute effects resolve, lat...

The goals of manual-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and nutritional counseling for eating disorders are similar, namely, eliminating dysfunctional patterns of eating. Modifying these behaviors requires specific therapeutic expertise in the principles and procedures of behavior change that is not typically part of the training of nutritionists and dieticians or mental health professiona...

This review provides an overview of the development, implementation and practise of low protein diets (LPD) in Sweden. While the current practice is discussed in general terms emphasizing the interplay between nephrologists and dieticians, the "self-selected" LPD model is explained as a practical approach to facilitated patient's adherence to the nutritional therapy. This model is currently imp...

The Practical guideline is based on the current scientific ESPEN Clinical Nutrition in Liver Disease (Plauth M., Bernal W., Dasarathy S., Merli Plank L. D., Schütz T., Bischoff S. C. clinical nutrition liver disease // Clin Nutr. — 2019. 38. ?. 485—521). It has been shortened and transformed into flow charts for easier use practice.
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This study describes the influence of chemotherapy on patients' eating habits in context resource-limited countries. is a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional patients who have been prescribed followed throughout this treatment at Yalgado Ouedraogo University Hospital. We collected data initial dietary coping strategies during medical oncology consultations. One hundred two were colle...

Abstract Wilson’s disease (WD) is a rare genetic disorder of copper metabolism that results in dysfunction excretion into bile leading to its accumulation the liver, brain, cornea, and kidney. Only few epidemiological studies about WD have been carried out, with limited available data disease. The most common liver Egypt viral hepatitis, which masks other diseases, especially adults. This revie...