Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) represents a significant public health risk in the United States leaving many survivors with significant long term cognitive deficits and at risk for neurodegenerative diseases. Despite extensive research there are no pharmacological therapies which have demonstrated significant improvement in neurological or cognitive recovery. Changes in glucose metabolism are considered the hallmark metabolic response to TBI and ketosis has been proposed as a therapy to ameliorate metabolic dysfunction. This trial investigates the therapeutic potential of a ketogenic or modified Atkins diet on neurocognitive outcome following moderate-severe TBI.
Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Intervention
- ketogenic/modified Atkins diet
- Standard diet
Principal Investigator
- Tran, Duc
Sponsor
- Department
*The source of data for this particular study is "ClinicalTrials.gov" and was last updated on 05/16/2024. Loma Linda University does not make any warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to such data, and, furthermore, assumes no liability for any party's use, or the results of such use of the data.
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