Sleep Study Among Inpatients With TBI in an Acute Rehabilitation Hospital

Sleep, Procedural Learning & Therapeutic Engagement Among Inpatients With

The purpose of this research study is to better understand how a daytime nap after training on a motor skill after brain injury improves performance compared with the same amount of time after training spent awake and resting.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Must have a Traumatic Brain Injury.
• Must have been a Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation inpatient for at least three days.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Bilateral arm fractures, cellulitis or other conditions that prevent safe wearing of the WatchPAT-200/actigragh.
• Movement disorder or spasticity affecting both upper extremities
• Patients who are ventilator-dependent.
• Patients who are on contact precautions for C.diff or other highly contagious diseases.
• Patients with neurological disorders other than TBI.