RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NUTRITIONAL STATUS, DYSPHAGIA, AND FUNCTIONAL EATING LEVEL IN ADULT PATIENTS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY IN LONG INSTITUTIONAL STAYS.
Luciana de OliveiraFabíola Darcie MarquittiSâmara Cunha Haddad RamosEliane Aparecida de AlmeidaWeslania Viviane NascimentoRoberto Oliveira DantasPublished in: Arquivos de gastroenterologia (2023)
: The nutritional status of adult patients with cerebral palsy hospitalized in a health long term institution who had modified diets according to their swallowing and mastication capacity did not worsen between assessments with a 12-month interval in between them. The severity of dysphagia and diet restrictions interfere with the patients' nutritional status: dysphagia and more intense eating restrictions are associated with a worse nutritional status.