Newsweek (4/27, Firger) reports that research suggests individuals “who suffer” a traumatic brain injury (TBI) “may experience sleep problems a year and a half after the injury.” The study, published in Neurology, also found that “these patients often aren’t aware that it’s a problem.”
The Los Angeles Times (4/27, Healy) reports that “On average, 1½ years after their brain injury, subjects slept 8.1 hours per night vs. 7.1 hours for healthy controls.” The study indicated that “even with that extra hour, they were more tired during their wakeful hours, as measured by how quickly they fell asleep.”
On its website, CBS News (4/27, Welch) reports, however, that participants with TBI “didn’t report feeling any sleepier than those without head injuries when asked how tired they were during the day.”
According to the NPR (4/27, Hamilton) “Shots” blog, these findings “suggest there could be a quiet epidemic of sleep disorders among people with” TBIs. Also covering the story are HealthDay (4/27, Reinberg), Medical Daily (4/27, Cara), and MedPage Today (4/27, Lupkin).
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