Complicaciones gastrointestinales y su efecto en el estado nutricional de pacientes con Parálisis Cerebral infantil.

Abstract

Introduction: Cerebral palsy as of 2007 is considered a neurological disability associated with mainly motor functional restrictions, generating postural, mobility and coordination limitations, affecting 1.5-3 per 1,000 live newborns. Objective: Describe the effect of gastrointestinal complications on the nutritional status of patients with Infantile Cerebral Palsy between 2 and 20 years old. Methods: The selection of the articles was based on the PRISMA Method in which 3,148 articles were obtained and, based on the exclusion criteria, the quality of 107 studies was analyzed to finally select 30 articles. For the collection, tabulation, extraction and synthesis of information, an analytical matrix was created in the Microsoft Excel manager. Conclusions: Gastrointestinal complications are highly prevalent in pediatric patients with infantile cerebral palsy, representing a significant risk condition for the development of malnutrition and specific nutritional deficiencies, given that they negatively affect the intake, digestion and absorption of nutrients, decreasing anthropometric indicators. biochemical and dietary aspects of nutritional status. Therefore, greater severity of gastrointestinal complications correlates with greater nutritional compromise. Despite this, more longitudinal studies and clinical trials are required that cover these conditions in the population with cerebral palsy. Keywords: Cerebral Palsy; gastrointestinal diseases; Nutritional condition; Malnutrition.