Dietetic treatment effect on growth of children with cerebral palsy [electronic resource].

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The present study aimed at evaluating the effect of three deferent high-eriergy diets (liquid, soft and semisolid) on the growth development of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). Some anthropometric (weight, length / height, head and arm circumferences) and biochemical (haemoglobin, albumin, iron and calcium levels in blood serum) parameters were assessed before and after feeding experiment that extended for two months. One hundred and eight children with CP (68 mails and 40 females) were investigated after they were categorized to three groups according to age (6 2: 12, 12 2: 24 and 24 - 36 months) and sex (males and females). The main eating and drinking disorders of male children were drooling (19.12 % incidence), swallowing (16.18 %) and sucking difficulty (14.70 %). For females, the most frequent problem was swallowing (15.00 %). In both genders, no close of lips around spoon represented the least frequent disorder. Quantity of food I day served to each child was estimated according to his I here weight to ensure receiving of adequate energy requirement (130 Kcal / kg weight / day gradually increased to 200 Kcal / kg weight / day). Anthropometric measures were compared with WHO Growth Standards in order to evaluate the effect of feeding program on children growth development. Also, malnutrition sings were evaluated for each child before and after the feeding experiment. Results reveal the significant improvement effects of applied program on assessed anthropometric and biochemical parameters indicating its effectiveness on growth development of children with CP.

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