Gastrointestinal care of children and adolescents with developmental disabilities

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2008 Dec;55(6):1343-58, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2008.08.004.

Abstract

This article discusses nutrition in and specific conditions affecting children and adolescents who have disabilities. It is geared toward the practitioner of pediatrics to provide education regarding nutritional needs and how to meet them in these patients. The article reviews common problems in diagnosis and management, with particular emphasis on day-to-day issues that are in the purview of the primary care physician, and presents some recent developments in these topics.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Health Services / organization & administration*
  • Child
  • Child Care / organization & administration*
  • Developmental Disabilities / complications*
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / etiology
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Risk Factors