Nutrition and traumatic brain injury improving acute and subacute health outcomes in military personnel
"Traumatic brain injury (TBI) accounts for up to one-third of combat-related injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to some estimates. TBI is also a major problem among civilians, especially those who engage in certain sports. At the request of the Department of Defense, the IOM examined t...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
National Academies Press
2011.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009622425906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Summary""; ""Part I: Background""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Nutrition in Clinical Practice Guidelines for Traumatic Brain Injury""; ""3 Understanding Pathophysiological Changes""; ""Part II: Nutrition and TBI""; ""4 Approach for Selecting Nutritional Interventions: Mechanistic Targets""; ""5 Acquiring Resilience to TBI Prior to Injury""; ""6 Energy and Protein Needs During Early Feeding Following Traumatic Brain Injury""; ""7 Antioxidants""; ""8 Branched-Chain Amino Acids""; ""9 Choline""; ""10 Creatine""; ""11 Ketogenic Diet""
- ""12 Magnesium""""13 Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)""; ""14 Polyphenols""; ""15 Vitamin D""; ""16 Zinc""; ""Part III: Recommendations""; ""17 Summary of Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Traumatic Brain Injury""; ""Appendix C: Workshop Speakers� Papers""; ""Appendix D: Glossary""; ""Appendix E: Acronyms""; ""Appendix F: Committee Member Biographical Sketches""
