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25(1) Part 2 – Failure to Thrive: the child with neurological impairment
Children with Neurological Impairment (NI) such as Cerebral Palsy (CP) may meet the definition for Failure to Thrive (FTT), but are they truly failing to thrive? Children with CP grow more slowly than their able bodied counterparts but may still … Continue reading
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Tagged assessment, calories, cerebral palsy, energy, failure to thrive, foods, growth, intervention, neurologic impairment, nutrition support, seizure disorders, tube feeding
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24(6) Part 1 – Failure to Thrive
Today’s practitioner faces many challenges when presented with a child who fails to grow at expected rates or is diagnosed as failure-to thrive (FTT). Although it has a documented place in pediatric literature, there is no clear consensus regarding an … Continue reading
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Tagged assessment, behavior, catch-up growth, CSHCN, failure to thrive, growth, intervention, oral-motor, social
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