Sleep Quantity and Quality during Acute Concussion: A Pilot Study

Conclusions:Individuals with a concussion demonstrated increased nighttime sleep duration variability. This increase persisted at 1 mo post-injury and may be associated with previously documented self-reports of poor sleep quality lasting months and years after a concussion. Additionally, this increase may predispose individuals to numerous negative health outcomes if left untreated.Citation:Raikes AC, Schaefer SY. Sleep quantity and quality during acute concussion: a pilot study.SLEEP 2016;39(12):2141–2147.
Source: Sleep - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research