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Nutrition in the NeuroICU

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This chapter details the importance of nutrition in the NeuroICU. When to start tube feeding, what the goals of nutrition should be, and a comprehensive review of the most commonly used tube feeds are provided. This chapter also reviews how the tube feeds should be adjusted for patients on phenytoin, propofol, or other medications that require special nutritional adjustments.

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  1. Nutrition and Food Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Carmen Lo

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  1. Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Catherine S.W. Albin

  2. Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA

    Sahar F. Zafar

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Lo, C. (2022). Nutrition in the NeuroICU. In: Albin, C.S., Zafar, S.F. (eds) The Acute Neurology Survival Guide. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75732-8_57

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