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SUBMITTER: Albrecht JS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6986451 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England) 20190923 1
Sleep disturbances are common sequelae of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that are associated with poorer recovery. This is important among older adults, who fare worse following TBI relative to younger adults and have a higher prevalence of sleep disorders. The objective of this study was to assess the risk of newly-diagnosed sleep disorders following TBI among adults ≥65 years. Using a large commercial insurance database, older adults diagnosed with TBI between 2008-2014 (<i>n</i> = 78,044) and n ...[more]