Eugene I Hrabarchuk, Roshini Kalagara, Bahie Ezzat, Frederika Rentzeperis, Tomasina M Leska, Alexander J Schupper, Benjamin Rodriguez, Muhammad Ali, Addison Quinones, Lily McCarthy, Mathew T Carr, Arielle B Lehman, Alex Gometz, Mark Lovell, Tanvir F Choudhri
OBJECTIVE: The influence of sleep on baseline and postconcussion neurocognitive performance prior to Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) is poorly understood. Since ImPACT is widely used in youth sport to assess neurocognitive performance before and after head injury, it is important to delineate factors that affect testing performance. While some have reported correlations between fewer hours of sleep and lower scores on baseline tests, others have not observed any such associations...
May 3, 2024: Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics