Careful About Sleep Medications

The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation reported in 2010 (Larson, E.B.) that a negative effect on cognition was reported for TBI patients who were treated for insomnia with Benzodiazepines after injury. Furthermore, GABA agonists were found to possibly interfere with neurorehabilitation after injury. These types of medications should be avoided in the recovery phase of TBI. Pharmaceutical help in aiding sleep should be tailored to avoid these families of medications.