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(33)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pediatric Acute Stroke Protocols in the US and Canada

Harrar DB, Benedetti GM, Jayakar A

J Pediatr (2021) · PubMed

StrokeSurvey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Acute Neuromuscular Disorders in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

Harrar DB, Darras BT, Ghosh PS

J Child Neurol (2019) · DOI → · PubMed

Neurocritical Care

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

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

Lupus (2022) · DOI → · PubMed

Cerebrovascular

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