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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Badjatia, Neeraj
• Patel, Nikhil
• Tavarez, Tachira
• Prabhakar, Hemanshu
• Ali, Zulfiqar

Titel

Nutrition and the Neurologic Patient

Ist Teil von

• Textbook of Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care, p.243-253

Ort / Verlag

Singapore: Springer Singapore

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Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Acute neurological injury is known to be associated with a catabolic state which can be associated with complications such as secondary brain injury, hospital-acquired infections, multiple organ dysfunction, and prolonged mechanical ventilation, all of which can impair recovery. Additionally, in acute brain injuries, there is often associated dysphagia, prolonged partial or complete immobilization, and other metabolic pathways that need to be considered when assessing nutritional status and devising targeted therapies. Therefore, nutrition is not only for support of metabolic processes but for therapy to attenuate catabolic state, oxidative cellular injury, and immune responses.