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.

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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

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&nbsp;subscribe via&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/sleep-talk/id1067640419?mt=2">iTunes</a>
Audio Timeline:
<ul>
<li>00:00 - 01:03 Introduction</li>
<li>01:03 - 04:19 What's news in sleep?
<ul>
<li>Sleep Down Under planning</li>
<li>Golden Door &ndash; Guest speaker program on sleep</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>04:19 -33:07 Theme&nbsp;- Sleep in Traumatic Brain Injury
<ul>
<li>04:19 &ndash; 06:41 Introduction</li>
<li>06:41 -27:43 Interview &ndash; Dr Natalie Grima</li>
<li>27:43 &ndash; 28:02 More information in sleep in traumatic brain injury</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>28:02 &ndash; 29:19 Clinical tip: Working with people with traumatic brain injury</li>
<li>29:19 -39:20 Pick&nbsp;of the month:
<ul>
<li>29:19 &ndash; 31:10 David &ndash; Evening types, SSRIs and light sensitivity</li>
<li>31:10- 33:20 Moira &ndash;&nbsp;Sleep schedules and school performance in indigenous children</li>
<li>33:20 &ndash; 36:16 Natalie - Beta-amyloid accumulation in the brain after sleep deprivation</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>36:16 &ndash; 37:42 What's coming up in sleep?</li>
</ul>
Next episode: Sleep 2018 meeting
Links mentioned in the podcast:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.sleepdownunder.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sleep Down Under</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.goldendoor.com.au/golden-door-health-retreat-elysia/our-program/guest-speakers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Golden Door Health Retreat - Guest speakers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/health/body-soul-daily/sleep-retreats-beautiful-locations-with-expert-consultations-and-sciencebacked-treatments/news-story/ed782457668338f07381c4f12931e794" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Telegraph article on sleep retreats</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.uptodate.com/contents/sleep-wake-disorders-in-patients-with-traumatic-brain-injury" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UpToDate article on traumatic brain injury and sleep</a></li>
<li><a href="http://jcsm.aasm.org/ViewAbstract.aspx?pid=30518" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sleep disturbances in traumatic brain injury: a meta-analysis</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27221043" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Circadian melatonin rhythm following traumatic brain injury</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-017-0995-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Melatonin for sleep disturbance following traumatic brain injury</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07420528.2018.1458316?journalCode=icbi20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SSRI efficacy and eveningness type</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sleephealthjournal.org/article/S2352-7218(17)30239-5/fulltext" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sleep schedules and school performance in Indigenous Australian children</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pnas.org/content/115/17/4483" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beta amyloid and sleep deprivation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sleepdownunder.com/">Sleep Down Under meeting</a>- Brisbane October 2018</li>
</ul>

Sleep Talk is the place to get quality, evidence-based information on sleep and sleep disorders from experts in the field. Each month Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) discuss a sleep topic and interview experts in the field as well as highlighting what has caught their eye in the world of sleep.

Tune in each month for information on health sleep and sleep disorders.

Sleep Talk - Talking all things sleep

Sleep Talk is the place to get quality, evidence-based information on sleep and sleep disorders from experts in the field. Each month Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) discuss a sleep topic and interview experts in the field as well as highlighting what has caught their eye in the world of sleep. Brought to you by SleepHub.com.au

Sleep Talk

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.