Feeding and Nutrition in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
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Feeding and Nutrition in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

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Feeding and Nutrition in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

About this book

This book is written to assist those who have responsibility for the nutritional and gastrointestinal care of children with neurodisability.The emphasis throughout is on the importance of multidisciplinary care. It is concerned with the problems surrounding the nutritional management of children with neurological impairment who have difficulty swallowing and feeding.Written from a multidisciplinary perspective by a group of authors with considerable clinical and research experience in this area, it covers: the epidemiology of feeding disorders in children with cerebral palsy; nutritional assessment; evaluation of oral-motor function; dietetic management; nursing issues in the nutritional care of the disabled child; tube feeding; gastrointestinal problems and their investigation.

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Yes, you can access Feeding and Nutrition in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities by Peter B. Sullivan in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Nutrition, Dietics & Bariatrics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Mac Keith Press
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9781898683605
eBook ISBN
9781898683605
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Nutrition, Dietics & Bariatrics

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Contributors
  3. Foreword
  4. Preface
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1 Feeding and Nutrition in Neurodevelopmental Disability: An overview
  7. Chapter 2 Nutrition and Growth: Assessment and monitoring
  8. Chapter 3 Oral Motor Impairment and Swallowing Dysfunction: Assessment and management
  9. Chapter 4 Feeding and Dietetic Assessment and Management
  10. Chapter 5 The Multidisciplinary Team and the Practicalities of Nursing Care
  11. Chapter 6 Gastrointestinal Disorders: Assessment and management
  12. Chapter 7 Gastrointestinal Disorders: Special investigations
  13. Appendices
  14. Index