Occurrence, presence and severity of bruxism and its association with altered state of consciousness in individuals with severe acquired brain injury.
Simple Futarmal KothariAnupriyadarshini DevendranAstrid B SørensenJørgen Feldbaek NielsenPeter SvenssonMohit KothariPublished in: Journal of oral rehabilitation (2023)
Patients with ABI had a conspiciously high but variable level of jaw muscle activity at admission and it tend to remain high after 4 week of hospitalization which could potentially lead to adverse effects such as excessive tooth wear, headaches and pain in jaw muscles. The lack of associations between individuals altered level of consciousness and EMG activity could be due to low sample size and further studies are clearly warranted in this patient group with special needs. Single-channel EMG devices can record jaw muscle activity early in the hospitalization period and might be a helpful tools for early detection of bruxism in ABI patients.
Keyphrases
- brain injury
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- skeletal muscle
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic pain
- emergency department
- risk assessment
- early onset
- randomized controlled trial
- clinical trial
- prognostic factors
- cerebral ischemia
- chronic kidney disease
- patient reported outcomes
- pain management
- body mass index
- upper limb
- physical activity
- blood brain barrier
- spinal cord injury
- drug induced