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. 2018 Feb 15;6(1):15. doi: 10.3390/medsci6010015

Table 4.

TBI comorbidities and associated symptoms [4,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40].

Diagnoses Signs and Symptoms
Sleep–Wake Insomnia Difficulty falling/staying asleep, unrefreshing sleep, insufficient number of hours of sleep despite adequate opportunity
Sleep Apnea Snoring, restlessness, apnea, enuresis, diaphoresis, open-mouth breathing, bruxism, sleep fragmentation
Idiopathic Hypersomnia Excessive daytime sleepiness, ± excessive number of hours asleep
Narcolepsy Excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, sleep related hallucinations, sleep fragmentation
PLMD/RLS * PLMs >5/h on PSG; Restlessness, discomfort in arms or legs that interferes with sleep onset or maintenance, improves with movement
CRD Sleep difficulties that conflict with age typical circadian rhythm; When given opportunity sleeps appropriate number of hours for age
Parasomnia Sleep walking, sleep talking, confusional arousals, night terrors, REM behavior disorder/dream enactment behavior
Psychiatric Anxiety Avoidance, phobias, obsessive compulsive symptoms, generalized anxious feelings
Depression Fatigue, irritability, sadness, difficulty concentrating, difficulty with recall, suicidality
ADHD Impaired attention, hyperactivity, impaired working memory, impaired working speed
PTSD Headaches, decreased psychosocial recovery, sleep disturbance/nightmares, pain, flashbacks, amnesia, irritability/aggression, concentration difficulty

PLMD: periodic limb movement disorder; RLS: restless leg syndrome; CRD: circadian rhythm disorder; ADHD: attention deficit hyperactive disorder; PTSD: post-traumatic stress disorder; PLM: periodic limb movements; PSG: polysomnography; * Note: RLS is a clinical diagnosis and PLMD is a polysomnographic diagnosis.