Individuals with cerebral palsy have many health problems associated with their
neurological disorders. In adults with cerebral palsy, dysphagia symptoms are common and …

Children with cerebral palsy (CP) are at risk for aspiration with oral feeding with potential
pulmonary consequences, and commonly have reduced nutrition/hydration status and …

Introduction: Cerebral palsy is a non-progressive lesion of the developing central nervous
system. Oropharyngeal dysphagia and nutritional disorders are very common in this …

This chapter focuses on the management of feeding difficulty in children with neurological
problems where there is a readily identifiable organic component. It also focuses on the …

Background Changes in the swallowing capabilities of adults with cerebral palsy as they
age may impact on their health, safety, and well-being. Method Thirty-two adults with …

Malnutrition is a major and clinically relevant complication in many patients with neurogenic
dysphagia. In the first part of this chapter the pathophysiology of malnutrition in neurological …

Nutrition plays an important role both from a nutrition and a socio-psychological point of
view; this part seems to be even more crucial in cerebral palsy where undernutrition is …

Aim To describe eating and drinking ability in adults with cerebral palsy (CP) relative to sex,
age, subtype, and severity of gross motor and hand function and nutritional status. Method …

Patients with cerebral palsy (CP) frequently manifest oral–ingestive problems ranging from
mild to severe. Drooling, rejection of solid foods, choking, coughing and spillage during …

Objective: to verify the association between nutritional status and the occurrence of
oropharyngeal dysphagia in individuals with cerebral palsy. Methods: a cross-sectional …