Sensory hypersensitivity after acquired brain injury: the patient perspective.

Sensory hypersensitivity occurs in all types of acquired brain injury (ABI).It is important to ask an ABI patient how sensory hypersensitivity is experienced.It is recommended to investigate the physical (e.g., headache) and emotional (e.g., irritability, anger, frustration) consequences of sensory hypersensitivity and its impact on return to work and social participation.When the patient mentions sensory hypersensitivity, also map cognition (with a focus on attention), fatigue, stress, and coping.