Nutrition management of Niemann Pick disease type C: A case report

Viana dos Santos Rejane; das Neves Ferreira Tamila; Oliveira de Almeida Daniela; Brito da Silva Fatal Lilian; Queiroz Araujo Edilene Maria

doi:10.2478/enr-2021-0026

Endocrine Regulations (Oct 2021)

Nutrition management of Niemann Pick disease type C: A case report

Viana dos Santos Rejane,
das Neves Ferreira Tamila,
Oliveira de Almeida Daniela,
Brito da Silva Fatal Lilian,
Queiroz Araujo Edilene Maria

Affiliations

Viana dos Santos Rejane: Nucleus of Research and Extension in Nutritional Genomics and Metabolic Dysfunctions (GENUT), Life Sciences Department/University of the State of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador-BA, Brazil
das Neves Ferreira Tamila: University Hospital of Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju-SE, Brazil
Oliveira de Almeida Daniela: Interactive Process of Organs and Systems, Health Sciences Institute/Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador-BA, Brazil
Brito da Silva Fatal Lilian: Life Sciences Department/UNEB, Salvador-BA, Brazil
Queiroz Araujo Edilene Maria: Coordinator of Nutrition Course and GENUT, Life Sciences Department/UNEB; Interactive Process of Organs and Systems, Health Sciences Institute/UFBA, Salvador-BA, Brazil

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/enr-2021-0026
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 55, no. 4
pp. 238 – 241

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Objectives. We aim to report the clinical repercussions of a nutritional approach in a patient diagnosed with Niemann Pick disease type C (NPC) using miglustat as pharmacological therapy.

Published in Endocrine Regulations

ISSN: 1336-0329 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/ENR

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