How common are sleep problems following a TBI?
Many people who have brain injuries suffer from sleep disturbances. Not sleeping well can increase or worsen depression, anxiety, fatigue, irritability, and one's sense of well-being. It can also lead to poor work performance and traffic or workplace accidents. A review of sleep ...
What you need to know
Your senses of smell and taste are important for many aspects of your life.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause problems with smell and taste.
Loss of smell is often the cause of loss of taste after TBI.
Talk to your doctor about changes in your smell and/or taste.
Why ...
Una lesión cerebral traumática (TBI, por sus siglas en inglés) interfiere con la manera en que el cerebro funciona normalmente. Cuando las células nerviosas en el cerebro se afectan, no pueden enviar información las unas a las otras de manera normal. Esto causa cambios en la conducta y en las ...
What is the study about?
There are three main indicators of severity of traumatic brain injury (TBI). These indices are length of coma, posttraumatic amnesia (PTA), and the degree of disturbance of consciousness soon after injury (Glasgow Coma Scale score). Researchers may sometimes rely on self-reported TBI severity. The goal of ...
What is the study about?
This study reported on whether a specific, genetically variable neurotransmission pathway in the brain could provide information about prognosis for recovery from traumatic brain injury (TBI). In particular, the researchers developed hypotheses about gene variants within this pathway and their potential relationship to problems thinking after ...
What is the study about?
This study looked at the type of people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) that are more likely to complete and not complete long-term research study follow-ups. Long-term research studies are important because they help us understand the recovery process for people with TBI.
What did the study ...
Many people with traumatic brain injury have headaches for some time after their injury. This comic talks about headache symptoms that often occur after a traumatic brain injury.
Headaches can get in the way of everyday activities. The infocomic includes information about four different types of headaches that people experience after ...
¿Cuán comunes son los problemas del sueño después de una lesión cerebral traumática (TBI, por sus siglas en inglés)?
Muchas personas que tienen lesiones cerebrales sufren problemas del sueño. No dormir bien puede aumentar o empeorar la depresión, la ansiedad, el cansancio, la irritabilidad y el sentido de bienestar de la ...
What is the study about?
This study tested if severity of head and extracranial injuries (ECI) after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is related to suicidal ideation (SI) or suicide attempt (SA). The study also looked at what people with TBI with reported SI or SA have in common.
What did the study ...
What is the study about?
Difficulty sleeping and problems with attention, memory, and understanding and processing new information, called cognitive function, are common occurrences after suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI). A patient suffering from these types of problems may experience significant loss of their ability to function. This study examined ...
What is the study about?
This study examines the probability of returning to productivty, defined as engagement in school or work, over time up to 5 years following moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).
What did the study find?
This study found several factors associated with the likelihood of returning to work following a ...
What is the study about?
Researchers were interested in assessing how physicians around the country approach the evaluation and treatment of headaches that occur after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The complexity of TBI often results in patients receiving treatment from multiple providers and in multiple clinical settings. It is important to ...
What is the study about?
There is a critical need to generate traumatic brain injury clinical practice guidelines. The aim of this study was to form a multidisciplinary group of clinicians and researchers to identify and evaluate evidence-based best practices for patients with TBI undergoing rehabilitation and describe the process for ...
What is the study about?
This study aims to measure recovery of consciousness in individuals with disorders of consciousness (DOC) caused by acute traumatic brian injury (TBI). The study also looks at factors associated with recovery from DOC and return to functional independence.
What did the study find?
This study found that most ...
What is the study about?
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a new intervention that facilitates volunteer activitiy to improve well-being in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The new intervention, HOPE (Helping Others through Purpose and Engagement), involves orientation/training and a 3-month volunteer placement for the participant. Volunteer ...
What is acute inpatient rehabilitation?
Acute inpatient rehabilitation (rehab) is an intensive form of medical rehabilitation in which patients receive three or more hours per day of core therapies (physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy) overseen by a physician specialized in rehabilitation with around the clock nursing care. This team ...
¿Qué es fatiga?
Fatiga es una sensación de agotamiento, cansancio, desánimo o falta de energía. Después de una lesión cerebral traumática (TBI, por sus siglas en inglés), usted tal vez tenga más de un tipo de fatiga:
Fatiga física: “Estoy cansado y necesito descansar. Hoy estoy lento”.
Fatiga psicológica: “No me puedo motivar ...
La participación del padre y la madre es crítica cuando una persona joven regresa a la escuela después de una lesión cerebral traumática (TBI, por sus siglas en inglés). El padre y la madre tienen el mayor conocimiento sobre su hijo(a) y están profundamente comprometidos con el bienestar y el ...
Learn about vegetative and minimally conscious states after severe traumatic brain injury. This factsheet explains changes in consciousness after severe TBI.
What is the study about?
Recent work has highlighted that people who have sustained moderate to severe traumatic brain injury often have sleep disturbance partially due to the presence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a disorder resulting in the blockage of the airway while sleeping. People with OSA have disrupted sleep ...