.... The most frequent risk factors at admission (high triglycerides, high blood pressure and a high LDL/HDL ratio) are probably caused by ‘normal’ alcohol consumption and overweight. All patients were disused from smoking and alcohol. Under a low-caloric diet all risk factors were reduced within one month...

...J.P. Hungerbühler; C. Meier; L. Rousselle; P. Quadri; J. Bogousslavsky A case of Refsum’s disease treated by serial plasma exchanges together with a moderate low phytanate diet is reported. Serial plasma exchanges determined a rapid significant clinical improvement (neuropathy and cerebellar ataxia...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Malnutrition Nutritional status Anthropometry Diet Dysphagia Original Paper Eur Neurol 1998;40:159 163 Received...