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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)2016

Design of the NL-ENIGMA study: Exploring the effect of Souvenaid on cerebral glucose metabolism in early Alzheimer's disease.

Nienke M E Scheltens, Ingrid S Kuyper, Ronald Boellaard, Frederik Barkhof, Charlotte E Teunissen, Laus M Broersen, Marieke M Lansbergen, Wiesje M van der Flier, Bart N M van Berckel, Philip Scheltens

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nienke M E ScheltensAlzheimer Center and Department of Neurology, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Ingrid S KuyperAlzheimer Center and Department of Neurology, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Ronald BoellaardDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Frederik BarkhofDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Charlotte E TeunissenNeurochemistry Laboratory and Biobank, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Laus M BroersenNutricia Research, Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Marieke M LansbergenNutricia Research, Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Wiesje M van der FlierAlzheimer Center and Department of Neurology, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Bart N M van BerckelDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Philip ScheltensAlzheimer Center and Department of Neurology, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Amsterdam Neuroscience · NLAmsterdam UMC Location VUmc · NLNutricia Research (Netherlands) · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAlzheimer's disease is associated with early synaptic loss. Specific nutrients are known to be rate limiting for synapse formation. Studies have shown that administering specific nutrients may improve memory function, possibly by increasing synapse formation. This Dutch study explores the Effect of a specific Nutritional Intervention on cerebral Glucose Metabolism in early Alzheimer's disease (NL-ENIGMA, Dutch Trial Register NTR4718, http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=4718). The NL-ENIGMA study is designed to test whether the specific multinutrient combination Fortasyn Connect present in the medical food Souvenaid influences cerebral glucose metabolism as a marker for improved synapse function.

methodsThis study is a double-blind, randomized controlled parallel-group single-center trial. Forty drug-naive patients with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia with evidence of amyloid deposition are 1:1 randomized to receive either the multinutrient combination or placebo once daily. Main exploratory outcome parameters include absolute quantitative positron emission tomography with DISCUSSION: We expect the NL-ENIGMA study to provide further insight in the potential of this multinutrient combination to improve synapse function.

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[18F]FDG-PETAlzheimer's diseaseDietNutritional interventionRandomized clinical trialSynapse formationSynaptic activity

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