Sleep and dreaming disturbances in closed head injury patients

Sleep and dreaming disturbances in closed head injury patients

Single night sleep recordings in closed head injury patients 6 to 59 months after injury revealed less stage 1 and a greater number of awakenings compared to age matched controls. Neither the time spent in REM sleep nor the Wechsler Memory Quotient were related to complaints of decreased or absent d...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry neurosurgery and psychiatry, 1982-01, Vol.45 (1), p.78-80
Hauptverfasser: Prigatano, George P, Stahl, Monte L, Orr, William C, Zeiner, Harriet K
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Craniocerebral Trauma - complications
Dreams
Female
Humans
Male
Memory
Short Reports
Sleep Stages
Sleep Wake Disorders - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:Single night sleep recordings in closed head injury patients 6 to 59 months after injury revealed less stage 1 and a greater number of awakenings compared to age matched controls. Neither the time spent in REM sleep nor the Wechsler Memory Quotient were related to complaints of decreased or absent dreaming following injury. The proportion of REM and number of awakenings, however, showed a moderate relationship to certain behavioural problems.
ISSN:0022-3050
1468-330X
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.45.1.78