Adductor Pollicis Muscle Thickness and Obesity Are Associated with Poor Outcome after Stroke: A Cohort Study

Nutritional status may influence outcome after stroke. It is possible that some obese individuals present reduced fat-free mass.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - February 1, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Juli Thomaz de Souza, Marcos Ferreira Minicucci, Leonardo Ant ônio Mamede Zornoff, Bertha Furlan Polegato, Priscila Watson Ribeiro, Silméia Garcia Zanati Bazan, Gabriel Pereira Braga, Gustavo José Luvizutto, Sérgio Alberto Rupp de Paiva, Rodrigo Bazan Source Type: research