Early Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Preserves Muscle Size and Quality and Maintains Systemic Levels of Signaling Mediators of Muscle Growth and Inflammation in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Objective. To investigate the effects of an early neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) protocol on muscle quality and size as well as signaling mediators of muscle growth and systemic inflammation in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design. Two-arm, single-blinded, parallel-group,...

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Published in:	Critical Care Research and Practice
Main Authors:	Luciana Vieira, Paulo Eugênio Silva, Priscilla Flavia de Melo, Vinicius Maldaner, Joao Q. Durigan, Rita de Cassia Marqueti, Otavio Nobrega, Sunita Mathur, Chris Burtin, Fabrício Barin, Wilcelly Machado-Silva, Sergio Ramalho, Gaspar R. Chiappa, Nadia Oliveira Gomes, Celso R. F. Carvalho, Graziella F. B. Cipriano, Gerson Cipriano
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2023-01-01
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9335379