Survey of nutritional problems encountered in children with neuromotor disorders.
A survey of 200 patients ranging in age from 5-21 yr was undertaken in 3 facilities in central Pennsylvania: state- (100), county- (13), and privately-operated (66), together with 21 children being cared for at home. Their diagnoses included chromosomal, metabolic, and anatomic abnormalities, and other encephalopathies. The following nutritional problems were identified: 1) inadequate nutrient intake due to feeding technique, swallowing difficulties, or regurgitation; 2) obesity and low activity level; 3) constipation; 4) nutrient-drug interactions and allergies; and 5) inadequate standards with which to compare growth and adequacy of nutrient intake. The nutritional problems encountered in these pediatric patients with neuromotor disorders warrant management by a physician-nutritionist team skilled in nutritional assessment and techniques of providing nutritional support.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003248:Constipation / Q000150:complications; D004347:Drug Interactions; D002149:Energy Intake; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D012016:Reference Values