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Persisting Insomnia Following Traumatic Brain Injury

Received September 3, 1998; revised February 25, 1999; accepted March 25, 1999. From the Department of Psychobiology, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York; and Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Address correspondence to Dr. Lidsky, Department of Psychobiology, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1050 Forest Hill Road, Staten Island, New York 10314-6399; e-mail: tlidsky{at}monmouth.com

ABSTRACT

Persisting insomnia secondary to traumatic brain injury, rarely reported and documented, is described in an adult male following head injury. The neuronal mechanisms underlying this sleep disorder as well as the neuropsychological concomitants and therapeutic approaches are discussed.

Key Words: Sleep Disorders • Traumatic Brain Injury

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