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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NUTRITIONAL STATUS, DYSPHAGIA, AND FUNCTIONAL EATING LEVEL IN ADULT PATIENTS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY IN LONG INSTITUTIONAL STAYS

Relação entre estado nutricional, disfagia, e nível funcional de alimentação em pacientes adultos com paralisia cerebral em instituição de longa permanência

HIGLIGHTS

•Diets with modified consistencies may cause malnutrition.

•Patients with dysphagia in long term health institutions should ingest the prescribed amount of food to avoid malnutrition.

•In patients with cerebral palsy with more intense dysphagia and greater eat restrictions are associated with the worse nutritional status.

•The nutritional status of patients with cerebral palsy and dysphagia do not always worsen between assessments with 12-month interval.

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