Advances in nutritional screening and assessment in  children with cerebral palsy

CHEN Jing; LI Hong; WANG Yuchen; WANG Yishan; SHI Lei; FANG Hui

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2024-1375

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2026, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (4) : 449-453. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2024-1375

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Advances in nutritional screening and assessment in children with cerebral palsy

CHEN Jing, LI Hong, WANG Yuchen, WANG Yishan, SHI Lei, FANG Hui

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Children with cerebral palsy (CP) are prone to nutritional problems due to their common oropharyngeal dysfunction and feeding difficulties, as well as too much consumption caused by motor dysfunction.These nutritional issues not only affect disease prognosis but also indirectly impact their quality of life.Solving the nutrition problem of children with CP depends on timely, accurate and comprehensive evaluation on their nutritional status.The process of nutritional status evaluation includes nutritional screening and nutritional assessment, which aim at rapid and sensitive early-time screening of malnutrition, or comprehensive and accurate assessment of nutritional status respectively.Nutritional screening and assessment are closely linked but still differs obviously.The clinical variability of CP and the specificity of the growth and development of CP children make it difficult to standardize their nutritional status evaluation, and this field has become a research hotspot in recent years.This review summarizes current methods and research advances in nutritional screening and evaluation for children with CP, analyzes the strengths, limitations, and interrelationships of different approaches, so as to provide valuable insights for healthcare professionals dedicated to improving the nutritional management of children with CP.

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cerebral palsy / malnutrition / nutritional screening / nutritional assessment

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CHEN Jing, LI Hong, WANG Yuchen, WANG Yishan, SHI Lei, FANG Hui. Advances in nutritional screening and assessment in children with cerebral palsy[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2026, 34(4): 449-453 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2024-1375

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