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SIMONY, Rosana Farah; CHAUD, Daniela Maria Alves; ABREU, Edeli Simioni de  e  BLASCOVI-ASSIS, Silvana Maria. Nutritional status of neurological patients with reduced mobility. Rev. bras. crescimento desenvolv. hum. [online]. 2014, vol.24, n.1, pp. 42-48. ISSN 0104-1282.

OBJECTIVE: to assess the nutritional status of neurological patients in physiotherapy treatment. METHODS: this is a descriptive and transversal research in which all patients treated in an university physical therapy clinical at metropolitan region in Sao Paulo were invited to participate. After signing the informed consent by participants or their parents or guardians, nutritional consultation was scheduled to collect identification data and anthropometric data for the examination of bioelectrical impedance analysis and classification of nutritional status. We evaluated 24 patients of both sexes, aged between 3 and 62 years, divided into two groups (children and youth, and adults n = 10, n = 14) who underwent physical therapy in the clinic and who had limited mobility. RESULTS: regarding socio-demographic variables, most of the patients had rated socioeconomic status between B1 and C1. The gastrointestinal symptoms most related were gastritis and gastro esophageal reflux. The most adult patients showed: normal weight (64.3%) followed by obesity (21.4%) and overweight (7.1%). They also submitted cardiovascular risk among moderate and high, according to waist circumference. The prevalence of malnutrition was 20% in children and adolescents. The percentage of body mass averaged 24.2%. CONCLUSION: this is a sample that shows anthropometric commitments and important nutritional need for systematic monitoring of health education.

Palavras-chave : nutritional status; body composition; evaluation; neurology.

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