Mild Head Injury Increased Risk of Sleep Disorder

A study (Ayalon, L 2007) showed that as many as 40% to 65% of people with mild traumatic brain injury suffer from insomnia. The head injury patients underwent numerous sleep studies and found that 15 of 42 patients or 36% had circadian rhythm sleep disorder (CRSD) it was noted that these disorders can lead to psychological and cognitive problems and can interfere with rehabilitation.