«Despite
abnormalities after concussion, sleep continues to aid memory and recall.»
Not exact matches
After a
concussion, a person can be left with disturbed sleep, memory deficits and other cognitive problems for years, but a new study led by Rebecca Spencer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggests that despite these
abnormalities, sleep still helps them to overcome memory deficits, and the benefit is Frontier in Human Neurosciequivalent to that seen in individuals without a history of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as
concussion.
«First, it gives us insight into how
abnormalities in the brain occur
after trauma, and second, it shows that treatments for non-trauma patients with neuropsychological symptoms may be applicable to some
concussion patients.»
Diffusion tensor imaging is the first imaging technique that shows
abnormalities in the brain's white matter
after concussion.