Comparative study on gastrostomy and orally nutrition of children and adolescents with tetraparesis cerebral palsy

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Gastrostomy tube feeding (GTF) is indicated for children with feeding difficulties due to tetraspastic cerebral palsy, although there are no definitive conclusions about the benefits of GTF. OBJECTIVE: To compare nutritional status and diet of pediatric patients with tetrapa...

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Main Authors: Thaisa Barboza CASELLI, Elizete Aparecida LOMAZI, Maria Augusta Santos MONTENEGRO, Maria Angela BELLOMO-BRANDÃO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2017-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032017005010105&lng=en&tlng=en