You'll have to demand your doctor get a nutritionist to create a dietary stroke protocol with this in mind. And then hope like hell your doctor has enough clout to get meal services changed for survivors. OR you will need to call the hospital president for help in accomplishing it.
http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2015.00052/full?
Simon C. Dyall*
- Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) exhibit neuroprotective
properties and represent a potential treatment for a variety of
neurodegenerative and neurological disorders. However, traditionally
there has been a lack of discrimination between the different omega-3
PUFAs and effects have been broadly accredited to the series as a whole.
Evidence for unique effects of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA),
docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and more recently docosapentaenoic acid (DPA)
is growing. For example, beneficial effects in mood disorders have more
consistently been reported in clinical trials using EPA; whereas, with
neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, the focus has
been on DHA. DHA is quantitatively the most important omega-3 PUFA in
the brain, and consequently the most studied, whereas the availability
of high purity DPA preparations has been extremely limited until
recently, limiting research into its effects. However, there is now a
growing body of evidence indicating both independent and shared effects
of EPA, DPA and DHA. The purpose of this review is to highlight how a
detailed understanding of these effects is essential to improving
understanding of their therapeutic potential. The review begins with an
overview of omega-3 PUFA biochemistry and metabolism, with particular
focus on the central nervous system (CNS), where DHA has unique and
indispensable roles in neuronal membranes with levels preserved by
multiple mechanisms. This is followed by a review of the different
enzyme-derived anti-inflammatory mediators produced from EPA, DPA and
DHA. Lastly, the relative protective effects of EPA, DPA and DHA in
normal brain aging and the most common neurodegenerative disorders are
discussed.
With a greater understanding of the individual roles of EPA,
DPA and DHA in brain health and repair it is hoped that appropriate
dietary recommendations can be established and therapeutic interventions
can be more targeted and refined.
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