Concussion assessment tools: A possible measure of sleepiness?

David Stevens, Louis Holtzhausen, Sarah Appleton, Robert Adams

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    Abstract

    We read with interest Raikes et al.’s [1] study suggesting subjectively measured insomnia and daytime sleepiness increases risk of concussion in college athletes. This is a noteworthy preliminary study which highlights the apparent bi-directional link between concussion and sleep. Nevertheless, we observed that the authors of this study did not describe how concussion was measured, nor analyse whether subjective sleep complaints were associated with the severity of concussion. We feel this is a limitation of the study as potential mechanisms to explain their results are difficult to formulate.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)259
    Number of pages1
    JournalSleep Medicine
    Volume66
    Early online date27 Aug 2019
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 2020

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    Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

    Keywords

    • Letter
    • Concussion assessment
    • sleepiness

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