Concussion / Traumatic Brain Injury and Recovery

Sleep disruption and sleep-disordered breathing are common after TBI—and treating sleep disorders can improve cognitive outcomes and symptom recovery.

  • Sleep Following Sport-Related Concussions.

    Gosselin N, et al.

    Demonstrates that sleep disruption is common after concussion and is associated with prolonged symptom burden and delayed recovery.

    [Sleep Medicine (2009)]

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  • Treatment of Sleep Disorders After Traumatic Brain Injury Improves Cognitive Outcomes.

    Castriotta RJ, et al.

    Shows that identifying and treating sleep disorders after TBI improves cognition, mood, and daytime functioning.

    [Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (2009)]

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  • Fatigue Following Traumatic Brain Injury: Frequency, Characteristics, and Associated Factors.

    Ouellet MC, Morin CM.

    Links post-TBI fatigue and cognitive impairment to sleep fragmentation and poor sleep quality.

    [Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation (2006)]

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  • Sleep–Wake Disturbances 6 Months After Traumatic Brain Injury.

    Baumann CR, et al.

    Demonstrates persistent sleep–wake disturbances after TBI, contributing to prolonged neurologic recovery.

    [Brain (2007)]

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  • Sleep Deprivation and Traumatic Brain Injury: Mechanistic Links.

    Lim MM, Pack AI.

    Explores how sleep disruption and hypoxia impair neuroplasticity and recovery after brain injury.

    [Sleep (2014)]

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  • Prevalence and Consequences of Sleep Disorders in Traumatic Brain Injury.

    Castriotta RJ, Wilde MC, Lai JM, et al.

    Identifies high prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing after TBI and its association with worse neurocognitive outcomes.

    [Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (2007)]

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  • Sleep Disturbance After Traumatic Brain Injury: Pathophysiology and Clinical Implications.

    Sandsmark DK, et al.

    Reviews how disrupted sleep architecture and breathing disorders interfere with neurologic healing and symptom resolution.

    [Neurotherapeutics (2017)]

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  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury.

    Lu W, et al.

    Associates untreated OSA after TBI with worse functional recovery and cognitive performance.

    [Sleep & Breathing (2015)]

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