Publications by authors named "I Benigni"
Background & Aims: Progress in management of cerebral palsy (CP) patients has helped to increase life expectancy, but has also revealed nutritional consequences of this disability. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of malnutrition in long-term-institutionalized adult patients with CP and to propose specific malnutrition screening tool.
Methods: Practitioners at 15 specialized institutions hosting CP patients assessed their nutritional status and completed a binary questionnaire containing thirteen questions related to factors suspected of increasing malnutrition.