{"id":17340,"date":"2016-04-30T05:41:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T05:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/?p=17340"},"modified":"2016-04-30T05:41:51","modified_gmt":"2016-04-30T05:41:51","slug":"tired-time-maybe-bumped-head-research-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/ar\/tired-time-maybe-bumped-head-research-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you tired all the time? Maybe you bumped your head \u2013 research says"},"content":{"rendered":"

New study from Switzerland revealed underrecognized cause of fatigue and excessive day time sleepiness. Even after first-ever traumatic brain injury of any severity 67% of the people showed excessive day time sleepiness.<\/em><\/p>\n

Traumatic Brain Injuries, concussions or whiplash are very common in the UAE. Most common causes are motor vehicle accidents, sport injuries, falls and violence.<\/p>\n

Many people are not aware of the long term disabilities that could come with a concussion. One of the most common complaints is fatigue. But most people don\u2019t relate being tired all the time to the actual concussion in the past.<\/p>\n

Researchers from the Departments of Neurology and Traumatology, University Hospital Zurich screened 140 patients with acute, first-ever traumatic brain injury of any severity. They included 60 in the study and compared the results to a control group of healthy individuals without any TBI in the past.<\/p>\n

18 month after the TBI the researchers investigated the sleep habits of both groups. The TBI group showed excessive day time sleepiness in 67% compared to the control group with 19%. These findings are even more surprising as the patients underestimated the impact by themselves.<\/p>\n

Future research is needed on the topic. However, doctors and patients should be more aware of the chronic symptoms of concussions or traumatic brain injuries.<\/p>\n

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) | Concussion<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n