{"id":133,"date":"2016-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/study-looks-at-long-term-sleep-consequences-of-traumatic-brain-injury\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:29:05","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T16:29:05","slug":"study-looks-at-long-term-sleep-consequences-of-traumatic-brain-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/study-looks-at-long-term-sleep-consequences-of-traumatic-brain-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Study looks at long-term sleep consequences of traumatic brain injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brain injury can have a lot of long-term consequences, depending on the severity of the injury and the victim\u2019s recovery. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, brain injury can cause long-term changes in cognition, sensation, language, and emotion, and can increase the chances of developing epilepsy, Alzheimer\u2019s disease, Parksinson\u2019s disease and other brain disorders.<\/p>\n<p>According to a recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sleepreviewmag.com\/2016\/05\/head-injury-may-linked-lasting-sleep-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\">study<\/a>, brain injury may also cause sleep problems. The study found that the majority of those who suffered a traumatic brain injury experienced long-term sleep disturbances, yet were unaware of sleep disturbance. These findings were found to be true regardless of the severity of the injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The study is interesting not only from the perspective of public health and epidemiology, but also from the standpoint of personal injury liability. Serious automobile accidents often result in traumatic brain injuries, which leave the crash victims with long-term consequences such as those mentioned above. The full impact of brain injury on a crash victim\u2019s life can be enormous, affecting a crash victim\u2019s financial situation, business opportunities, family life, recreational activities, and general enjoyment of life. Not to mention the enormous medical costs that can be involved in brain injury situations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/study-looks-at-long-term-sleep-consequences-of-traumatic-brain-injury\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Study looks at long-term sleep consequences of traumatic brain injury\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brain injury can have a lot of long-term consequences, depending on the severity of the injury and the victim\u2019s recovery. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, brain injury can cause long-term changes in cognition, sensation, language, and emotion, and can increase the chances of developing epilepsy, Alzheimer\u2019s disease, Parksinson\u2019s disease and other [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[19],"class_list":["post-133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brain-injury","tag-brain-injury"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Study looks at long-term sleep consequences of traumatic brain injury &#8212; Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog &#8212; May 4, 2016<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Study looks at long-term sleep consequences of traumatic brain injury - Brain Injury - DeFrancisco &amp; 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