ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence, demographics, and causes of excessive daytime sleepiness in adults with brain injuries after the acute phase of their injury and to investigate the relations between self-report and objective measures of hypersomnolence. DESIGN: A case series of patients enrolled consecutively into a residential rehabilitation program. SETTING: University sleep laboratory, live-in rehabilitation center. PATIENTS: Adults with brain injuries (n = 71); mean time +/- standard deviation from injury to study, 38 +/- 60 months. INTERVENTIONS: A polysomnogram and Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) were performed in each subject. Each subject also completed the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaires. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Sleep patterns, by polysomnogram. Daytime hypersomnolence, diagnosed by mean sleep latency on the MSLT Subject(s)
Brain Injuries/complications
, Disorders of Excessive Somnolence/etiology
, Adult
, Analysis of Variance
, Brain Injuries/rehabilitation
, Disorders of Excessive Somnolence/diagnosis
, Disorders of Excessive Somnolence/epidemiology
, Female
, Humans
, Male
, Neuropsychological Tests
, Polysomnography
, Prevalence
, Severity of Illness Index
, Surveys and Questionnaires
