Low skeletal muscle mass and liver fibrosis in children with cerebral palsy.
Marie Mostue NaumeMarianne Hørby JørgensenChristina Engel Høi-HansenMaja Risager NielsenAlfred Peter BornJohn VissingLise BorgwardtDorte Marianne Rohde StærkMette Cathrine ØrngreenPublished in: European journal of pediatrics (2023)
• Altered body composition and low skeletal muscle mass, regardless of ambulation is present in 91% of the children with cerebral palsy. • Liver fibrosis and/or steatosis were found in 18.2% of the patients. Possible causes are altered body composition, decreased mobility and medical drug intake.
Keyphrases
- body composition
- liver fibrosis
- children with cerebral palsy
- skeletal muscle
- resistance training
- insulin resistance
- bone mineral density
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- high fat diet
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- body mass index
- postmenopausal women
- patient reported outcomes