Sleep Disturbances in Traumatic Brain Injury: Associations With Sensory Sensitivity
Conclusions:These data are the first to report the prevalence and association between sensory sensitivity and sleep disturbances in Veterans with TBI. These data also suggest that the underlying mechanism of the sleep-sensory relationship could be due in part to comorbid PTSD and autonomic nervous system hyperarousal.Citation:Elliott JE, Opel RA, Weymann KB, Chau AQ, Papesh MA, Callahan ML, Storzbach D, Lim MM. Sleep disturbances in traumatic brain injury: associations with sensory sensitivity.J Clin Sleep Med. 2018;14(7):1177–1186.
Source: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
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