Study Shows Brain Injury Improvement With Amino Acids ...

Neurologist researchers have founds that Amino Acids given to brain-injured mice show cognitive improvements. This shows promise to be the first effective treatment for people with TBI who have cognitive impairments, if the results in small animals can be transferred to humans. 

FACTS:

Every 23 seconds, a man, woman or child in the United States suffers a TBI, which is also the leading cause of death and disability in children and young adults.

Many traumatic brain injuries occur here in Missouri and Kansas, including Kansas City, Missouri. Estimates are that 18,000 to 25,000 people in Missouri will sustain a brain injury every year. Likewise, thousands of Kansas residents suffer traumatic brain injury annually.

TBI is responsible for permanent disabilities in more than 5 million Americans. The majority of those cases are from motor vehicle accidents, along with injuries among soldiers in battle.

Currently, physicians can only minimize the swelling which occurs after a TBI. There are no treatments for brain damage, which causes memory loss, learning diffuculties and other major problems.

The animals in the current study received water which contained three types of amino acids, which in Previous studies had shown little improvement in people with severe brain injuries after injected with the Amino Acids through an IV.