Machine Learning Using Electroencephalography Predicts Acute Cerebral Injury in the Pediatric ICU.
Sansevere AJ, Anwar SM, Keenan JS, Conley CR, Staso K, Harrar DB
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Dana B. Harrar, MD
Scientific Committee Chair
Neurology, Children's National Hospital
Washington, DC, USA
About
Chair of the PedQuEST Scientific Committee. Expert in pediatric neurocritical care and EEG monitoring.
Research Interests
Neurocritical CareEEG MonitoringClinical Research
Publications(35)
Factors associated with rapid pediatric acute seizure emergency treatment: Quality Improvement in Time to Treat Status Epilepticus baseline cohort.
Ostendorf AP, Brown-Mitchell G, Loddenkemper T, Morgan LA, Appavu B, Farias-Moeller R, Harrar D, Press C, Mailo J, Abend NS, Gaillard WD, Bai S, Eisner M, Kroshus E, Vannatta K, Goodkin HP
Interrater Reliability of Electroencephalogram Interpretations in Febrile Comatose African Children
Takle M, Andrews A, Zelleke T, Zhang J, Postels DG, Birbeck GL, Harrar DB
Am J Trop Med Hyg (2026) · DOI → · PubMed
EEGGlobal HealthReliability
Improving Timely Diagnosis of Arterial Ischemic Stroke at a Pediatric Emergency Department
Trigylidas TE, McCollum NL, Brown KM, Heffren JC, Wells EM, Pergami P, Murnick J, LaViolette D, Harrar DB
Pediatrics (2025) · DOI → · PubMed
NeonatalStrokeEducationOutcomes
Association of Physiologic Parameters with Neurologic Outcome After Arteriovenous Malformation Rupture in Children
Keenan JS, Har C, Yan F, Sepeta L, Staso K, Conley CR, Sansevere AJ, Harrar DB
J Child Neurol (2025) · DOI → · PubMed
StrokeOutcomes
Development and Validation of a Postprocedure Stroke Screening Tool in Children With Cardiac Disease
Harrar DB, Salussolia CL, Keith LG, Ye S, Meadows JS, Fialkow A, Zhu G, VanderPluym C, Zhang B, Rivkin MJ
J Child Neurol (2025) · DOI → · PubMed
SeizuresStroke
Acute Posthypoxic Myoclonus After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest: EEG Correlates and Outcome
Keenan JS, Harrar DB, Staso K, Conley C
Neurology (2025) · PubMed
Cardiac ArrestEEG
Electroencephalogram Features Distinguish Cases of Cerebral Malaria Among Malawian Children
Andrews A, Harrar DB, Zelleke T, Zhang J
Clin Infect Dis (2025) · PubMed
EEGGlobal Health
Focal Cerebral Injury in Pediatric Extracorporeal Life Support: Timing in Relation to Cannulation or Other Circuit Events in a Single-Center Retrospective Series, 2015-2023
Caffarelli M, Li Y, Amorim E, Finlay K, Guterman EL, Benedetti G, Press CA, Harrar D, Thomas AX, Steurer M, Sacks LD, Fox CK
Pediatr Crit Care Med (2025) · PubMed
ECMO/ECLSBrain InjuryNeurocritical Care
Ketamine Versus Midazolam as the First-Line Continuous Infusion for Status Epilepticus in Children
Horvat DE, Keenan JS, Javadian S, Liu YT, Harrar DB
Neurocrit Care (2025) · PubMed
Status EpilepticusPharmacologyNeurocritical Care
Status epilepticus treatment: multicenter quality improvement
Ostendorf AP, Loddenkemper T, Morgan LA, Appavu B, Farias-Moeller R, Harrar D, Press C, Abend NS, Gaillard WD, Bai S, Eisner M, McHenry L, Kroshus E, Vannatta K, Goodkin HP
Contemp Clin Trials (2025) · PubMed
Status EpilepticusClinical Trial
Electroencephalographic (EEG) Stages in Patients With Cerebral Edema Following Cardiac Arrest
Horvat DE, Keenan JS, Conley C, Staso K, Harrar DB, Sansevere AJ
J Child Neurol (2024) · DOI → · PubMed
Cardiac ArrestEEGSeizuresPharmacology
Electrographic Seizures and Predictors of Epilepsy after Pediatric Arteriovenous Malformation Rupture
Keenan JS, Harrar DB, Har C, Conley C, Staso K, Sansevere AJ
J Pediatr (2024) · DOI → · PubMed
Status EpilepticusEEGStrokeBiomarkers
Successful Management of Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome Using Cytokine-Directed Therapy
Harrar DB, Genser I, Najjar M, Davies E, Sule S, Wistinghausen B, Goldbach-Mansky R, Wells E
J Child Neurol (2024) · DOI → · PubMed
Status EpilepticusPharmacologyNORSE/FIRESOutcomes
Ictal-Interictal Continuum in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Sansevere AJ, Keenan JS, Pickup E, Conley C, Staso K, Harrar DB
Neurocrit Care (2024) · DOI → · PubMed
EEGSeizuresOutcomes
Curriculum Innovation: Design and Implementation of Synchronous and Asynchronous Curricula to Enhance Residents' EEG Knowledge and Experience
Fernandez A, Moeller JJ, Harrar DB, Guerriero RM, Pathmanathan J, Agarwal N, Madan Cohen J, Kephart A, Lado FA, Sahaya K, Weber DJ
Neurol Educ (2023) · DOI → · PubMed
EEGSurveyEducationEpilepsy
Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) Astrocytopathy: An Emerging Cause of Meningoencephalomyelitis in Children and Adolescents
Uppal P, Smith J, Castillo-Pinto C, Wells EM, Jayakar A, Harrar D
J Child Neurol (2023) · DOI → · PubMed
Neurocritical Care
Pediatric Moyamoya Revascularization Perioperative Care: A Modified Delphi Study
Sun LR, Jordan LC, Smith ER, Aldana PR, Kirschen MP, Guilliams K, Gupta N, Steinberg GK, Fox C, Harrar DB, Lee S, Chung MG, Dirks P, Dlamini N, Maher CO, Lehman LL, Hong SJ, Strahle JM, Pineda JA, Beslow LA, Rasmussen L, Mailo J, Piatt J, Lang SS, Adelson PD, Dewan MC, Mineyko A, McClugage S, Vadivelu S, Dowling MM, Hersh DS
Neurocrit Care (2023) · DOI → · PubMed
EEGStrokeSurveyOutcomes
Neuromonitoring in Children with Cerebrovascular Disorders
Harrar DB, Sun LR, Segal JB, Lee S, Sansevere AJ
Neurocrit Care (2023) · DOI → · PubMed
NeuromonitoringStrokeReviewOutcomes
Case Report: Successful Anterior Circulation Thrombectomy After 24 Hours in an Adolescent
Vinarsky V, Sun LR, Yedavalli VS, Schleifer L, Arthur K, Hui F, Harrar DB
Pediatr Neurol (2023) · DOI → · PubMed
StrokeOutcomes
The Spectrum of Quantitative EEG Utilization Across North America: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Benedetti GM, Morgan LA, Sansevere AJ, Harrar DB, Guerriero RM, Wainwright MS, LaRovere KL, Kielian A, Ganesan SL, Press CA
Pediatr Neurol (2023) · PubMed
qEEGSurveyNeuromonitoring
Acute Hospital Management of Pediatric Stroke
Surtees TL, Pearson R, Harrar DB, Lee S, Amlie-Lefond CM, Guilliams KP
Semin Pediatr Neurol (2022) · DOI → · PubMed
StrokeReview
Pediatric Stroke and Cardiac Disease: Challenges in Recognition and Management
Mayne EW, Mailo JA, Pabst L, Pulcine E, Harrar DB, Waak M, Rafay MF, Hassanein SM, Amlie-Lefond C, Jordan LC
Semin Pediatr Neurol (2022) · DOI → · PubMed
Stroke
Cerebral Digital Subtraction Angiography in Acute Intracranial Hemorrhage: Considerations in Critically Ill Children
Harrar DB, Sun LR, Goss M, Pearl MS
J Child Neurol (2022) · DOI → · PubMed
StrokeOutcomes
Zebras Seize the Day: Rare Causes of Status Epilepticus Across the Continuum of Critical Care
Harrar D, Mondok L, Adams S, Farias-Moeller R
Crit Care Clin (2022) · DOI → · PubMed
Status EpilepticusNeonatalReviewOutcomes
Central nervous system venulitis in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with recurrent transient ischemic attacks.
Sherman MA, Botero-Calderon L, Boggs K, Patel D, Goss M, Ahn SY, Diab YA, Whitehead MT, Harrar DB, Pearl MS, Sule S
Cerebrovascular
Pediatric Critical Care Neurologists in the United States and Canada: A Survey of Clinical Practice Experience
Farias-Moeller R, Jayakar A, Guerriero RM, Carpenter JL, Wainwright MS, Harrar DB
J Child Neurol (2022) · DOI → · PubMed
Neurocritical CareSurveyEducation
Pediatric Acute Stroke Protocols in the US and Canada
Harrar DB, Benedetti GM, Jayakar A
J Pediatr (2021) · PubMed
StrokeSurvey
Response to "The Spectrum of Neuromuscular Disorders Admitted to a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Is Broader Than Anticipated".
Harrar DB, Darras BT, Ghosh PS
J Child Neurol (2020) · DOI → · PubMed
Neurocritical Care
A Stroke Alert Protocol Decreases the Time to Diagnosis of Brain Attack Symptoms in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Harrar DB, Salussolia CL, Kapur K, Danehy A, Kleinman ME, Mannix R, Rivkin MJ
J Pediatr (2019) · DOI → · PubMed
StrokeOutcomes
Clinical Determination of Brain Death in Children Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Harrar DB, Kukreti V, Dean NP, Berger JT, Carpenter JL
Neurocrit Care (2019) · DOI → · PubMed
ECMO/ECLSNeurocritical Care
Acute Neuromuscular Disorders in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
Harrar DB, Darras BT, Ghosh PS
J Child Neurol (2019) · DOI → · PubMed
Neurocritical Care
Atlanto-occipital ligament calcification: a novel imaging finding in pediatric rotational vertebral artery occlusion
Cohen NT, Harrar DB, Diab YA, Pearl MS, Murnick JG
Pediatr Radiol (2019) · DOI → · PubMed
Stroke
Stroke After Cardiac Catheterization in Children
Harrar DB, Salussolia CL, Vittner P, Danehy A, Sen S, Whitehill R, Chao JH, Bernson-Leung ME, Rivkin MJ
Pediatr Neurol (2019) · DOI → · PubMed
Stroke
Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Changes in a Child With Posterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Harrar DB, Solomon J, Shah AS, Vaughn J, Durbin AD, Rivkin MJ
Pediatr Neurol (2018) · DOI → · PubMed
Stroke
Conference Abstracts(4)
Factors Associated with Rapid Treatment for Status Epilepticus: Data from the Quality Improvement in Time to Treat Status Epilepticus (QuiTT-SE) Baseline Cohort
Brown-Mitchell G, Loddenkemper T, Morgan L, Appavu B, Farias-Moeller R, Harrar D, Press C, Abend N, Gaillard W, Bai S, Eisner M, McHenry L, Kroshus E, Vanmatta K, Goodkin H, Ostendorf A
American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2025) · poster
EpilepsyNeurocritical CarePharmacologyStatus Epilepticus
Development of a Multicenter EEG Research Consortium and Data Platform to Advance Pediatric Quantitative EEG Research
Press CA, Benedetti GM, Harrar DB, Farias-Moeller R, Tomko S, Jayakar A, Appavu B, Morgan LA, Castillo-Pinto C, Thomas AX, Rau S, Fulton F, Parikh D, Abend NS, Hahn C, Riviello J, Ganesan R, De Freitas D, Dare Y, Wagenaar J
American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2025) · poster
EEGEpilepsyPedQuESTqEEG
Feasibility of Implementation of an Age-Based Guideline for PCPC Scoring
Nelliot A, Thomas AX, Farias-Moeller R, Tomko S, Jayakar A, Appavu B, Harrar DB, Morgan LA, Castillo-Pinto C, Rau S, Fulton M, Press CA, Benedetti GM
American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2025) · poster
Epilepsy
Trends in Quantitative EEG Use in Pediatric Critical Care Across North America
Benedetti GM, Morgan LA, Sansevere AJ, Harrar DB, Guerriero RM, Wainwright MS, LaRovere KL, Kielian A, Lalgudi Ganesan S, Press CA
Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting (2022) · poster
EEGNeurocritical CareqEEG