Sleep disturbances in athletic concussion

Michael S. Jaffee, W. Christopher Winter, Christine C. Jones, Geoffrey Ling

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Abstract

Background: Sleep disturbances are a common symptom following concussions to include athletic concussion. Review: This review applies literature on sleep following traumatic brain injury and concussion to sport concussions and places these considerations in the context of sleep and athletic performance. It also includes a description of sleep abnormalities in sleep duration, quality and timing as well as recommended treatment approaches. Finally, it includes a brief discussion of emerging paradigms of sleep and concussion recovery.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)221-227
Number of pages7
JournalBrain Injury
Volume29
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Concussion
  • Sleep disturbance
  • Sport

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neuroscience (miscellaneous)
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Clinical Neurology

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