Resting energy expenditure in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: accuracy of available prediction formulas and development of population-specific methods

• Main Authors: Barbara Borsani (Author), Giacomo Biganzoli (Author), Francesca Penagini (Author), Alessandra Bosetti (Author), Erica Pendezza (Author), Veronica Perico (Author), Elia Biganzoli (Author), Elvira Verduci (Author), Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionEnergy requirements are difficult to estimate in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Resting energy expenditure (REE), necessary to implement personalized nutritional interventions, is most commonly estimated using prediction formulae since indirect calorimetry, the reference method, is n...