Sleep problems are very common in people with traumatic brain injury and not just after severe injuries. Recent research from Monash University has looked in to mechanisms via which sleep problems may occur after head injuries and strategies that can be used to improve symptoms. In this episode Moira and David talk with Dr Natalie Grima, Clinical Neuropsychologist, about her experience working with people with traumatic brain injury and sleep problems. Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk, talking all things sleep. Leave a review and subscribe via iTunes Audio Timeline: 00:00 - 01:03 Introduction 01:03 - 04:19 What's news in sleep? Sleep Down Under planning Golden Door – Guest speaker program on sleep 04:19 -33:07 Theme - Sleep in Traumatic Brain Injury 04:19 – 06:41 Introduction 06:41 -27:43 Interview – Dr Natalie Grima 27:43 – 28:02 More information in sleep in traumatic brain injury 28:02 – 29:19 Clinical tip: Working with people with traumatic brain injury 29:19 -39:20 Pick of the month: 29:19 – 31:10 David – Evening types, SSRIs and light sensitivity 31:10- 33:20 Moira – Sleep schedules and school performance in indigenous children 33:20 – 36:16 Natalie - Beta-amyloid accumulation in the brain after sleep deprivation 36:16 – 37:42 What's coming up in sleep? Next episode: Sleep 2018 meeting Links mentioned in the podcast:  Sleep Down Under Golden Door Health Retreat - Guest speakers Daily Telegraph article on sleep retreats UpToDate article on traumatic brain injury and sleep Sleep disturbances in traumatic brain injury: a meta-analysis Circadian melatonin rhythm following traumatic brain injury Melatonin for sleep disturbance following traumatic brain injury SSRI efficacy and eveningness type Sleep schedules and school performance in Indigenous Australian children Beta amyloid and sleep deprivation Sleep Down Under meeting- Brisbane October 2018 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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