Review reveals widespread sleep duration, quality, and timing abnormalities in concussed athletes, highlighting targeted sleep interventions to optimize neurological recovery.
This review applies literature on sleep following traumatic brain injury and concussion to sport concussions and places these considerations in the context of sleep and athletic performance. It also includes a description of sleep abnormalities in sleep duration, quality and timing as well as recommended treatment approaches. Finally, it includes a brief discussion of emerging paradigms of sleep and concussion recovery.
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