Improving treatments and outcomes: an emerging role for zinc in traumatic brain injury
Authors:
- Elise C CopeECElise C Cope
- Deborah R MorrisDMDeborah R Morris
- Cathy W LevensonCLCathy W Levenson
- 22 May 2012
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Nutrition Reviews
- Vol. 70 (7) , 410-413
Abstract
Traumatic brain injury is associated with a wide variety of behavioral deficits, including memory loss, depression, and anxiety. While treatments for these outcomes are currently limited, human clinical data suggest that supplemental zinc can be used during recovery to improve cognitive and behavioral deficits associated with brain injury. Additionally, pre-clinical models suggest that zinc may increase resilience to traumatic brain injury, making it potentially useful in populations at risk for injury.Keywords
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