Blood Lactate as a Prognostic Biomarker for Survival and Weight Loss in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: An Exploratory–Validation Study
Lower blood lactate is associated with increased risk for earlier death and greater weight loss in ALS, suggesting that lactate is a prognostic biomarker of nutritional status. ANN NEUROL 2026.
Authors
- Shuhei Kobashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5285-111X)
- Nobuhiro Ogawa
- Ryutaro Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6384-4427)
- Shyuan Ngo
- Isamu Yamakawa
- Akihiro Kitamura
- Makoto Urushitani
- Robert D Henderson
- Frederik J Steyn
Institutions
- Shiga University of Medical Science (JP)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Shiga University (JP)
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Neurology
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.78184
- Primary Topic
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00