Micronutrient intakes in enterally and orally fed children with severe cerebral palsy

This study aims to investigate micronutrient balance in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP), due to a paucity of this literature and their well documented issues with undernutrition. Twenty-one children aged 4–12 years with marked CP fed orally (O, n = 12) or enterally (PEG, n = 9) were recruited, including age matched typically developing children (C, n = 16). Parents collected three consecutive days food replica of their child’s actual intake...