The PM&R Podcast

Episode 5: Nutritional Treatment after Traumatic Brain Injury


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We discuss nutrition after traumatic brain injury with Angus Scrimgeour, PhD. Dr. Scrimgeour is currently serving as a nutritional biochemist at the United States Research Institute of Environmental Medicine where he investigates evidenced-based applications of nutrition for traumatic brain injury. His review, cited below, serves as the focal point of our interview and describes four nutrients demonstrating potential benefit: omega-3, zinc, vitamin-D, and glutamine.

Featured article citation:

Scrimgeour, Angus G., and Michelle L. Condlin. "Nutritional Treatment for Traumatic Brain Injury." Journal of neurotrauma 31.11 (2014): 989-999.
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The PM&R PodcastBy Lysander Jim, MD & Mauro Zappaterra, MD, PhD