Diet of Cerebral Palsy With Protein and Vitamins

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a disability caused by brain damage before, during birth, or in the first years of life, resulting impaired muscular control/coordination and speech/learning deficits
Incidence: 1 out of 3,000 children
Protein and Fluids
• Protein
– RDA using chronologic age or height-age if growth significantly below chronologic age
• Fluids
– Higher needs
• Constipation
• Drooling
• Excessive sweating
– Use Holliday-Segar Method
Vitamins and Minerals
• Most common deficiencies
– A, D, C, folate, iron and calcium
• Monitor
– Iron, protein, vitamin D, calcium and phosphorus
• Inadequate po intake
• Drug-nutrient interactions

• Decreased mobility