Citation

Baumann CR. Sleep Med. Clin. 2016; 11(1): 19-23.

Affiliation

Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 26, Zurich 8091, Switzerland. Electronic address: christian.baumann@usz.ch.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jsmc.2015.10.004

PMID

26972030

Abstract

Post-traumatic sleep-wake disturbances are frequent and often chronic complications after traumatic brain injury. The most prevalent sleep-wake disturbances are insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, and pleiosomnia, (ie, increased sleep need). These disturbances are probably of multifactorial origin, but direct traumatic damage to key brain structures in sleep-wake regulation is likely to contribute. Diagnosis and treatment consist of standard approaches, but because of misperception of sleep-wake behavior in trauma patients, subjective testing alone may not always suffice.

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Language: en