Sunday, October 20, 2013

Protection against brain abnormalities provided by high serum omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid content

So whom is going to add this to the generic crap stroke prevention admonitions? And it seems to be useful immediately post stroke and TBI.
If your doctor is any good at all they should know all this stuff and determine your course of action. But that won't occur unless you tell them about this research.  The model of stroke information is totally backwards, patients know more than any of your doctors or therapists.
Then there is this pretreatment model also;
Effect of fish oil supplementation in a rat model of multiple mild traumatic brain injuries
 And these post injury may help;
Fish oil.
     either by injection
http://oc1dean.blogspot.com/2013/03/fish-oil-may-help-stroke-patients.html
     or a feeding tube
http://oc1dean.blogspot.com/2012/10/fish-oil-for-brain-injuries-tbi.html  
The article here;
 http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/267613.php
The abstract it is based on is here;
Circulating Omega‐3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Subclinical Brain Abnormalities on MRI in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study

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