Oral motor performance in spastic cerebral palsy individuals: are hydration and nutritional status associated?

Background: Previous studies reported alterations in salivary parameters in cerebral palsy (CP) individuals; however, none of these considered oral motor performance as possibly responsible for these conditions. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of oral motor performance on the nutritional status and salivary parameters in individuals with CP.

Methods: Forty-three individuals aged 11-19 years-old, with spastic CP were included in this study.

Salivary osmolality and hydration status in children with cerebral palsy.

Background: Unstimulated whole salivary parameters have been identified as potential markers of hydration status. Reduced salivary flow rate and increased salivary osmolality have been shown to be useful to identify dehydration, even when minimal loss of body water occurs. This study aimed to evaluate whether unstimulated salivary flow rate and salivary osmolality from individuals with cerebral palsy correlate with plasma and urine osmolality.