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Many adults with a traumatic brain injury had a persistent form of insomnia for up to 12 months, according to research in JAMA Network Open.

Many adults with a traumatic brain injury had a persistent form of insomnia for up to 12 months, according to a prospective cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.“Insomnia can develop during the acute (0 to 7 days), subacute (8 to 90 days), or chronic (>90 days) phase after TBI,” Emerson W. Wickwire, PhD, of the Sleep Disorders Center and division of pulmonary and critical

Although the rate of self-reporting was low, patients with posttraumatic epilepsy within 1 year of a traumatic brain injury sustained negative functional outcomes, according to a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.“Patients with TBI can develop late symptomatic seizures, usually more than 7 days after injury, which is referred to as posttraumatic epilepsy (PTE). TBI accounts for

Traumatic brain injury, even a so-called "mild" type, can lead to post-traumatic epilepsy up to a year after the injury occurs, new research suggests.

Results of a new study provide another reason to get patients to quit the nicotine habit and control other vascular risk factors.