TBI Linked to Sleep Loss

Study: Brain injuries tied to trouble sleeping 05/24/2010.  People with brain injuries may produce low amounts of melatonin, which affects their sleep, according to a study published in the May 25, 2010, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.  For the study, 23 people who had a severe traumatic brain injury an average of 14 months earlier and 23 healthy people of the same age spent two nights in a sleep laboratory. American Academy of Neurology via Eurekalert!