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Serum prealbumin and albumin concentrations do not reflect nutritional state in children with cerebral palsy.

Lark RK, Williams CL, Stadler D, Simpson SL, Henderson RC, Samson-Fang L, Worley G

Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopedics and Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. lark0002@mc.duke.edu

Serum prealbumin concentration (PALB) and albumin concentration (ALB) were evaluated as markers of undernutrition in 107 children with cerebral palsy (CP) age 2 to 18 years. PALB and ALB were rarely below the normal reference ranges and showed little to no correlation with anthropometric measures (eg, skinfolds, midarm fat area), growth (height), severity of CP (eg, feeding dysfunction, motor impairment), or general health.

Published 18 November 2005 in J Pediatr, 147(5): 695-7.
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