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Abstract

A study of the literature shows the lack of data on a comprehensive analysis of eating disorders in children with neurodysfunction, which constitute a clinical subgroup with an increased risk of abnormalities in this area. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the coexistence of nutritional disorders and diseases or syndromes associated with neurodysfunction based on data collected during hospitalization at a rehabilitation center for children and adolescents. A retrospective analysis was carried out in a group of 327 children and adolescents aged 4–18 years. The study group covered various types of diseases or syndromes involving damage to the central nervous system. A retrospective analysis of baseline data (age, sex, main and additional diagnosis and Body Mass Index—BMI) was performed. Two assessment criteria of nutritional status were taken into account (z-score BMI and other previously published normative values). In the study group, malnutrition was found more frequently (18.0% of the respondents) than obesity (11.3% of the subjects). Hypothyroidism coexisting with malnutrition was identified in the study group (N% = 43.8%, p = 0.011) and malnutrition with tetraplegia in the subgroup of spastic cerebral palsy (N% = 34.2 %, p = 0.029).

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Title
Nutritional Disorders in a Group of Children and Adolescents with Syndromes or Diseases Involving Neurodysfunction
Author
Podgórska-Bednarz, Justyna 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Perenc, Lidia 1 ; Drużbicki, Mariusz 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Guzik, Agnieszka 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Institute of Health Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszów University, Warzywna 1A, 35-310 Rzeszów, Poland; [email protected] (L.P.); [email protected] (M.D.); [email protected] (A.G.); Centre for Innovative Research in Medical and Natural Sciences, University of Rzeszow, Warzywna 1a, 35-310 Rzeszow, Poland 
First page
1786
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20726643
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2544918549
Copyright
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.