The value of nutrition and vitamins is not to cause brain healing. It better enables the brain to heal when the brain gets the quiet rest it needs.

The same goes for many neurological dysfunctions like anxiety and depression. Many accept a doctor's prescription of medication for anxiety and depression. It only helps to the extent that the medication can overcome the anxiety and depression inducing factors. Remove the medication but continue poor nutrition and environmental factors and the anxiety and de pression will return. If instead, the medication is discontinued but good nutrition and environmental factors are maintained and the anxiety and depression can be kept at bay.

The brain is a chemical factory. Quiet rest reduces the metabolic stresses allowing the brain time to recover. Include good brain oriented nutrition and this recovery is enhanced. It is no different than limiting further brain impacts.

Quiet rest alone will slowly allow recovery but including all of the other factors will be better.

Brain nutrition allows the myelin sheath to rebuild faster and stronger. Continued nutrition helps the myelin sheath be as strong as possible. For youth, the myelin sheath is not fully developed until 14 years old or later. The myelin sheath is the covering over the nerve cells and fibers. It is like insulation over electrical wires. Multiple sclerosis is a disease where the body attacks the myelin sheath causing the nerve fibers to malfunction. It is extremely important for the myelin sheath to be strong and healthy. Recent concussion research has shown that a lot of the damage done by a concussion is done to the myelin sheath.

With 30 years experience with PCS, nutrition shows it greatest value at enhancing and maintaining stable personality and behavior. The doctor who started me on nutritional therapy changed my life. Every time I let nutrition slide, my struggles increased. It got to the point that my wife would notice a difference and ask if I had been taking my vitamins, mainly B's and anti-oxidants.

btw, Which doctors was your son seen by? Was he seen Dr Cantu? I think Dr Cantu raised the bar for concussion treatment in the Boston area. He has been promoting his concussion research and knowledge since the early 1980's.