Weight-for-Height Values and Limb Anthropometric Composition of Tube-Fed Children With Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy
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- 1 December 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 116 (6) , e839-e845
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2005-1029
Abstract
Objective. Research has shown that growth retardation among children with quadriplegic cerebral palsy (CP) is often attributed to feeding dysfunction and malnutrition. The study compared weight-for-height values and limb anthropometric composition of nasogastric and gastrostomy tube-fed children with quadriplegic CP with those of orally fed children with quadriplegic CP and normal children, to examine the plausible effects of tube feeding on weight-for-height, fat, and muscle values for children with quadriplegic CP.Keywords
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