Illinois professor chairs committee that recommends immediate calories, protein for traumatic brain injury
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 12:31
in Health & Medicine
A Vietnam veteran who conducted early-morning mine sweeps on that country's roads, University of Illinois nutrition professor John Erdman knows the damage that a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause. That's why he was happy to chair a committee that gave the Department of Defense recommendations that will improve the odds of recovery for persons wounded by roadside bombs.