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Children with Cerebral Palsy often do not grow the same as other children. Children with CP are often shorter and thinner than other children of the same age. We do not know if this is normal, or if there could be a problem with nutrition or hormones, and so we are interested in discovering what is just right for a child with CP. The first step in understanding growth in Cerebral Palsy is to measure a large group of children with CP.

Pub Med abstract regarding Finland study assessing insufficient energy and nutrient intake in children with motor disability. Study's goal was to investigate micronutrient status in a group of children with cerebral palsy

PubMed Abstract regarding Oral motor dysfunction, feeding problems and nutritional status in children with cerebral palsy

European study to find out whether 4 different protein sources affect the rate of gastric emptying and electrofysiology in this group of children.The protein composition of nutrition may affect the rate of gastric emptying and gastric fysiology. This is especially important in children with neurologic impariment, who commonly rely on tube feedings, have feeding problems, nausea, vomiting, gastroesophageal reflux and delayed gastric emptying.

Planned future study investigating the protein composition of nutrition may affect the rate of gastric emptying and gastric pysiology. This is espesially important in children with neurologic impariment, who commonly rely on tube feedings, have feeding proThe intent is to find out whether 4 different protein sources affect the rate of gastric emptying and electrofysiology in this group of children