Metabolic responses and nutritional therapy in patients with severe head injuries

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-27

  Wilson, Robert F ^b   Tyburski, James G ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Head injury; Hypermetabolism; Total enteral nutrition; Total parenteral nutrition

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ARGININE; ASCORBIC ACID; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; CYTOKINE; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMINE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; ZINC;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CALORIMETRY; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CATABOLISM; ENTERIC FEEDING; GLUCOSE INTAKE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERMETABOLISM; INFECTION; MALNUTRITION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NITROGEN BALANCE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 0031941494     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001199-199802000-00005     Document Type: Review

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