Children with severe cerebral palsy and particularly those with oropharyngeal dysfunction
are at risk of poor nutritional status. Determining the need and the mode of nutritional …

The early text books on cerebral palsy in children made little or no mention of the feeding
and nutritional problems that are common in this group of children. Even today the nutrition …

The majority of children with cerebral palsy (CP) have feeding difficulties and are especially
prone to malnutrition. The early involvement of a multidisciplinary team should aim to …

In this supplement, we have gathered the evidence and best practices around the nutritional
management of children with cerebral palsy (CP) to provide non-experts with a set of simple …

This book is written to assist those who have responsibility for the nutritional and
gastrointestinal care of children with neurodisability. The emphasis throughout is on the …

Cerebral palsy (CP) is associated with the presence of feeding disorders in almost 60% of
the affected children with subsequent undernutrition reported in up to 46% of the subjects …

Children with neurological impairment frequently have difficulties in consuming sufficient
energy and other nutrients to maintain adequate nutritional status. Under-nutrition is a …

Retrospective data on growth and cross-sectional data on growth outcome, anthropometric
measurements and energy intake have been analysed according to the presence or …

Neurological disability is often associated with feeding and gastrointestinal disorders
leading to malnutrition and growth failure. Assessment of nutritional status represents the …

Poor nutritional status and growth failure are common in children with cerebral palsy (CP).
The aim of this study was to assess, within a subgroup of a large and clearly defined …