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Detecting Behavioral Deficits in Rats After Traumatic Brain Injury
Published on: January 30, 2018
Sleep after Traumatic Brain Injury
Kris B Weymann1, Jennifer M Rourke2
1VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, USA; Oregon Health & Science University, School of Nursing, SN-6S, 3455 Southwest US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Abstract:
Sleep disturbances are common after traumatic brain injury of all levels of severity, interfere with acute and long-term recovery, and can persist for years after injury. There is increasing evidence of the importance of sleep in improving brain function and recovery. Noticing and addressing sleep disturbances are important aspects of nursing care, especially for the prevention or early recognition of delirium. Nonpharmacologic interventions can improve sleep. Teaching about the importance of sleep after traumatic brain injury, promoting sleep hygiene, and multidisciplinary approaches to addressing sleep problems and improving sleep are important for recovery from traumatic brain injury.
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