F46 Phase angle as indicator of sarcopenia in Huntington´s disease

  1. Rivadeneyra-Posadas, Jéssica J
  2. Cubo, Esther
  3. Simón-Vicente, Lucía
  4. Garcia-Bustillo, Álvaro
  5. Saiz-Rodriguez, Miriam
  6. Alcaraz, Raquel
  7. Collazo, Carla
  8. Aguado Garcia, Laura
  9. Castillo, Daniel
  10. Raya-González, Javier
  11. Soto, María
  12. Rodríguez, Alejandro
Proceedings:
F: Clinical studies: case reports, observational studies and trials

Publisher: BMJ

Year of publication: 2022

Pages: A52.2-A52

Type: Conference paper

DOI: 10.1136/JNNP-2022-EHDN.137 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

Abstract

Risk for or established malnutrition is frequent in Huntington´s disease (HD), accompanied by functional limitations, increased morbidity, and mortality. Phase angle is associate with changes in the structure of the cell membrane of soft tissue mass, alterations in fluid balance and it has been shown as an indicator of prognostic clinic in multiple health conditions. Our objective was to investigate the association between phase angle and sarcopeni