Prevalence of drooling, swallowing, and feeding problems in cerebral palsy across the lifespan: a systematic review and meta‐analyses

R Speyer, R Cordier, JH Kim, N Cocks… - … Medicine & Child …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To determine the prevalence of drooling, swallowing, and feeding problems in persons
with cerebral palsy (CP) across the lifespan. Method A systematic review was conducted …

Dietary intakes and nutritional issues in neurologically impaired children

F Penagini, C Mameli, V Fabiano, D Brunetti, D Dilillo… - Nutrients, 2015 - mdpi.com
Neurologically impaired (NI) children are at increased risk of malnutrition due to several
nutritional and non-nutritional factors. Among the nutritional factors, insufficient dietary intake …

European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of gastrointestinal and nutritional …

C Romano, M Van Wynckel, J Hulst… - Journal of pediatric …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Feeding difficulties are frequent in children with neurological impairments and
can be associated with undernutrition, growth failure, micronutrients deficiencies …

Evaluation and management of respiratory illness in children with cerebral palsy

R Marpole, AM Blackmore, N Gibson… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common cause of disability in childhood. Respiratory illness
is the most common cause of mortality, morbidity, and poor quality of life in the most severely …

Oropharyngeal dysphagia and cerebral palsy

KA Benfer, KA Weir, KL Bell, RS Ware… - …, 2017 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: To determine the progression of oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD) in
preschool-aged children with cerebral palsy (CP) according to gross motor function. It was …

Assessment of swallowing disorders, nutritional and hydration status, and oral hygiene in students with severe neurological disabilities including cerebral palsy

A Costa, A Martin, V Arreola, SA Riera, A Pizarro… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Special needs schools (SNS) educate children and young people with major
neurological disabilities who are at high risk of oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) and …

Development and validation of a screening tool for feeding/swallowing difficulties and undernutrition in children with cerebral palsy

KL Bell, KA Benfer, RS Ware, TA Patrao… - … Medicine & Child …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To develop and validate a screening tool for feeding/swallowing difficulties and/or
undernutrition in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method This cross‐sectional …

The Eating and Drinking Ability Classification System in a population‐based sample of preschool children with cerebral palsy

KA Benfer, KA Weir, KL Bell, RS Ware… - … Medicine & Child …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To determine (1) the reproducibility of the Eating and Drinking Ability Classification
System (EDACS);(2) EDACS classification distribution in a population‐based cohort with …

Dysphagia-related quality of life in adults with cerebral palsy on full oral diet without enteral nutrition

YG Yi, BM Oh, HG Seo, HI Shin, MS Bang - Dysphagia, 2019 - Springer
There have been no quantitative studies on dysphagia and its impact on quality of life (QOL)
of adults with cerebral palsy (CP). In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to investigate the …

Gastrostomy placement and management in children: a single-center experience

G Di Leo, P Pascolo, K Hamadeh, A Trombetta… - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
BACKGROUND: To prevent malnutrition and food aspiration in children with chronic
neuromuscular problems, enteral nutrition provided by gastrostomy is recommended. Long …