Nutrition and traumatic brain injury
Subtitle: improving acute and subacute health outcomes in military personnel
By: Committee on Nutrition, Trauma, and the Brain, Food and Nutrition Board ; John Erdman, Maria Oria, and Laura Pillsbury, editors ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Contributors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Nutrition, Trauma, and the Brain
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 431
ISBN-13: 9780309210089
Subjects: Alternative treatment; Brain; Military Medicine; Brain damage; Nutritional aspects; Wounds and injuries
Description: "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 the potential role of nutrition in the treatment of and resilience against TBI."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Also available online.