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Introduction: Cerebral palsy is an important disability condition, and the motor disorder is usually accompanied by other comorbidities such as swallowing disorders. Gastrostomy in patients who are unable to feed satisfactorily is an important and increasingly common intervention. Objective: To determine the clinical characteristics of patients with infantile cerebral palsy with gastrostomy treated at the National Institute of Children’s Health between 2013 and 2017. Methods: Case series study of patients diagnosed with PCI with gastrostomy treated at the Children’s Health Institute during 2013 - 2017. Results: 74 patients were included. The average age of gastrostomy placement was 5,8 years, the most frequent indication was swallowing disorder. Spastic type PCI (74,3%) and functional level IV and V (96%) were the main clinical characteristics. Male sex (58,1%), history of preterm de...