. "Appendix E: Acronyms." Nutrition and Traumatic Brain Injury: Improving Acute and Subacute Health Outcomes in Military Personnel. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2011.
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Nutrition and Traumatic Brain Injury: Improving Acute and Subacute Health Outcomes in Military Personnel
GABA Gamma-aminobutyric acid
GABAA Gamma-aminobutyric acid type A
GCS Glasgow Coma Scale
GFAP Glial fibrillary acidic protein
GHB Gamma hydroxybutyrate
GOS Glasgow Outcome Score
GRV Gastric residual volume
GSH Glutathione
HIF-1 Hypoxia-inducible factor 1
HR Hazard ratio
ICP Intracranial pressure
ICU Intensive care unit
IED Improvised explosive devices
IGF-I Insulin-like growth factor
IL-1 Interleukin-1
i.m. intramuscularly/intramuscular
IMAGES Intravenous Magnesium Efficacy in Stroke
IOM Institute of Medicine
IRB Institutional Review Board
IU International Units
i.v. Intravenously/intravenous
JCCoE Joint Culinary Center of Excellence
LDL Low-density lipoprotein
LDL-c Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
LOC Loss of Consciousness
LOS Length of hospital stay
MCT Medium-chain triglycerides
MDA Malondialdehyde
MDRI Military Dietary Reference Intake
Mg Magnesium
MgSO4 Magnesium sulfate
MI Myocardial infarction
MRE Meal, Ready to Eat
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
mRS Modified Rankin Scale
MT Metallothionein
mTBI Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
MWM Morris water maze
Na Sodium
NAD+ Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NE Niacin equivalents
NGF Nerve growth factor
NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey