Original Article
Nutritional differences in neurologically impaired children Alura Riley MSc1,2, Christina Vadeboncoeur MD FRCPC2,3 A Riley, C Vadeboncoeur. Nutritional differences in neurologically impaired children. Paediatr Child Health 2012;17(X):98-101. Objectives: To determine whether the recommended nutritional
intake of moderately to severely neurologically impaired children is congruent with current growth parameter expectations. Methods: Observational cross-sectional study at a children’s hospice and a tertiary care children’s hospital. Medically stable enterally fed children followed by the palliative care team underwent anthropometric assessment and chart review for diagnosis, intake and medications. Intakes, guidelines and recommendations were compared. Results: Intakes were less than recommended. All children were 7
1,2,3,4,5,6
6
M
15
Cerebral palsy
4
7
1,2,3,4,6
8
M
16
Cerebral palsy
8
11
1,3,4,6
9
M
16
Metab/neurodegen
12
Nutritional differences in neurologically impaired children Alura Riley MSc1,2, Christina Vadeboncoeur MD FRCPC2,3 A Riley, C Vadeboncoeur. Nutritional differences in neurologically impaired children. Paediatr Child Health 2012;17(X):98-101. Objectives: To determine whether the recommended nutritional
intake of moderately to severely neurologically impaired children is congruent with current growth parameter expectations. Methods: Observational cross-sectional study at a children’s hospice and a tertiary care children’s hospital. Medically stable enterally fed children followed by the palliative care team underwent anthropometric assessment and chart review for diagnosis, intake and medications. Intakes, guidelines and recommendations were compared. Results: Intakes were less than recommended. All children were 7
1,2,3,4,5,6
6
M
15
Cerebral palsy
4
7
1,2,3,4,6
8
M
16
Cerebral palsy
8
11
1,3,4,6
9
M
16
Metab/neurodegen
12
