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Increased sleep need and daytime sleepiness 6 months after traumatic brain injury: a prospective controlled clinical trial

Imbach, Lukas L. ; Valko, Philipp O. ; Li, Tongzhou ; Maric, Angelina ; Symeonidou, Evangelia-Regkina ; Stover, John F. ; Bassetti, Claudio L. ; Mica, Ladislav ; Werth, Esther ; Baumann, Christian R.

In: Brain, 2015, vol. 138, no. 3, p. 726-735

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    Title
    • Increased sleep need and daytime sleepiness 6 months after traumatic brain injury: a prospective controlled clinical trial
    Author
    • Imbach, Lukas L.. 1 Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
    • Valko, Philipp O.. 1 Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
    • Li, Tongzhou. 1 Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
    • Maric, Angelina. 1 Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
    • Symeonidou, Evangelia-Regkina. 1 Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
    • Stover, John F.. 2 Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
    • Bassetti, Claudio L.. 3 Department of Neurology, Inselspital Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
    • Mica, Ladislav. 2 Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
    • Werth, Esther. 1 Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
    • Baumann, Christian R.. 1 Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
    Document Type
    • Postprint
    OAI-PMH Identifier
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:302452
    Summary
    In a controlled, prospective, electrophysiological study, Imbach et al. demonstrate increased sleep need and excessive daytime sleepiness 6 months after traumatic brain injury. Sleep is more consolidated after brain trauma, and an increase in sleep need is associated with intracranial haemorrhage. Trauma patients underestimate their increased sleep need and sleepiness