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Raquel Farias-Moeller

Raquel Farias-Moeller, MD

Scientific Committee

Pediatric Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI, USA

About

Member of the PedQuEST Scientific Committee. Specializes in pediatric epilepsy and EEG.

Research Interests

Pediatric EpilepsyNORSE/FIRESStatus Epilepticus

Publications(33)

Exploring pathways leading to drug-resistant epilepsy for patients with cryptogenic new onset refractory status epilepticus

Hanin A, Marois C, Guillemaud M, Chavez M, Cosme L, Hayatou Z, Besnard A, Goudard G, Masson V, Cousyn L, Cheval M, Denis JA, Alkouri R, Lamari F, Bisulli F, Eschbach K, Farias-Moeller R, Gaspard N, Gerard EE, Giovannini G, Gofton T, Gopaul MT, Kellogg M, Meletti S, Muccioli L, Pasini E, Taraschenko O, Torcida N, Wainwright MS, Yoo JY, Wong N, Bonnefont-Rousselot D, Demeret S, Hirsch LJ, Navarro V

Epilepsia (2026) · DOI → · PubMed

NORSE/FIRESEpilepsyStatus Epilepticus

Intrathecal Dexamethasone as a FIRES Extinguisher: A 12-Patient Clinical Experience with Usage of Intrathecal Dexamethasone for Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome

Farias-Moeller R, Hanin A, Ahsan S, Brooks J, Caganap SD, Czeisler B, Cheuret E, Cocuzzo B, Hahn CD, Kyureghyan H, Marcoux MO, Mohamed R, Park C, Stern Zimmer M, Barun V, Lai YC, Hirsch LJ

Neurocrit Care (2025) · PubMed

NORSE/FIRESStatus EpilepticusPharmacology

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

The onset of pediatric refractory status epilepticus is not distributed uniformly during the day

Sanchez Fernandez I, Gainza-Lein M, Abend NS, Amengual-Gual M, Anderson A, Arya R, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman KE, Clark J, Farias-Moeller R, Davis Gaillard W, Glauser TA, Goldstein J, Goodkin HP, Guerriero RM, Hecox K, Jackson M, Kapur K, Kelley SA, Kossoff EHW, Lai YC, McDonough TL, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny EJ, Ostendorf AP, Payne ET, Peariso K, Piantino J, Riviello JJ, Sannagowdara K, Stafstrom CE, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian AA, Vasquez A, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Loddenkemper T

Seizure (2019) · DOI → · PubMed

Status Epilepticus

A Case of HIV Seroconversion Presenting Similarly to Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Encephalitis

VanDongen-Trimmer H, Sannagowdara K, Balakrishnan B, Farias-Moeller R

Neurocrit Care (2019) · DOI → · PubMed

SeizuresNeurocritical Care

Too Much of a Good Thing? Cerebral Sinovenous Thrombosis Due to Excessive Milk Intake Associated Anemia

Farias-Moeller R, Siddiqui S, Orr M, Mondok L

J Child Neurol (2020) · DOI → · PubMed

SeizuresStroke

Association of guideline publication and delays to treatment in pediatric status epilepticus

Sánchez Fernández I, Abend NS, Amengual-Gual M, Anderson A, Arya R, Barcia Aguilar C, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman KE, Clark J, Farias-Moeller R, Gaillard WD, Gaínza-Lein M, Glauser T, Goldstein J, Goodkin HP, Guerriero RM, Lai YC, McDonough T, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny E, Payne E, Peariso K, Piantino J, Ostendorf A, Sands TT, Sannagowdara K, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian AA, Vasquez A, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Loddenkemper T

Neurology (2020) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyOutcomes

First-line medication dosing in pediatric refractory status epilepticus

Vasquez A, Gaínza-Lein M, Abend NS, Amengual-Gual M, Anderson A, Arya R, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman K, Clark J, Farias-Moeller R, Gaillard WD, Glauser T, Goldstein JL, Goodkin HP, Guerriero RM, Kapur K, Lai YC, McDonough TL, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny EJ, Ostendorf AP, Payne ET, Peariso K, Piantino J, Riviello JJ, Sannagowdara K, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian A, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Loddenkemper T

Neurology (2020) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyBiomarkers

Time to Treatment in Pediatric Convulsive Refractory Status Epilepticus: The Weekend Effect

Barcia Aguilar C, Amengual-Gual M, Sánchez Fernández I, Abend NS, Anderson A, Appavu B, Arya R, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman KE, Clark J, Farias-Moeller R, Gaillard WD, Gaínza-Lein M, Glauser T, Goldstein JL, Goodkin HP, Guerriero RM, Huh L, Lai YC, McDonough TL, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny EJ, Ostendorf A, Payne ET, Peariso K, Piantino J, Riviello J, Sannagowdara K, Sheehan T, Sands TT, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian AA, Vasquez A, Wainwright MS, Wilfong AA, Williams K, Loddenkemper T

Pediatr Neurol (2021) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyOutcomes

Parental perception of FIRES outcomes, emotional states, and social media usage

Farias-Moeller R, Wood A, Sawdy R, Koop J, Olson K, van Baalen A

Epilepsia Open (2021) · DOI → · PubMed

SeizuresSurveyNORSE/FIRESOutcomes

Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus in Children: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Vasquez A, Farias-Moeller R, Sánchez-Fernández I, Abend NS, Amengual-Gual M, Anderson A, Arya R, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman K, Clark J, Gaillard WD, Glauser T, Goldstein JL, Goodkin HP, Guerriero RM, Lai YC, McDonough TL, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny EJ, Ostendorf AP, Payne ET, Peariso K, Piantino J, Riviello JJ, Sands TT, Sannagowdara K, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian A, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Loddenkemper T

Pediatr Crit Care Med (2021) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyOutcomes

Factors associated with long-term outcomes in pediatric refractory status epilepticus

Gaínza-Lein M, Barcia Aguilar C, Piantino J, Chapman KE, Sánchez Fernández I, Amengual-Gual M, Anderson A, Appavu B, Arya R, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Clark J, Farias-Moeller R, Gaillard WD, Glauser TA, Goldstein JL, Goodkin HP, Huh L, Kahoud R, Kapur K, Lai YC, McDonough TL, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Nayak A, Novotny E, Ostendorf AP, Payne ET, Peariso K, Reece L, Riviello J, Sannagowdara K, Sands TT, Sheehan T, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Vasquez A, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Zhang B, Loddenkemper T

Epilepsia (2021) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusBiomarkersOutcomes

Benzodiazepine administration patterns before escalation to second-line medications in pediatric refractory convulsive status epilepticus

Sheehan T, Amengual-Gual M, Vasquez A, Abend NS, Anderson A, Appavu B, Arya R, Barcia Aguilar C, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman KE, Clark J, Farias-Moeller R, Gaillard WD, Gaínza-Lein M, Glauser TA, Goldstein JL, Goodkin HP, Guerriero RM, Huh L, Jackson M, Kapur K, Kahoud R, Lai YC, McDonough TL, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny EJ, Ostendorf AP, Payne ET, Peariso K, Piantino J, Reece L, Riviello JJ, Sands TT, Sannagowdara K, Shellhaas R, Smith G, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian AA, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Zhang B, Loddenkemper T

Epilepsia (2021) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyOutcomes

Continuous Electroencephalogram and Antiseizure Medication Use in an International Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Population

Snooks KC, Yan K, Farias-Moeller R, Fink EL, Hanson SJ

Neurocrit Care (2021) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGSeizuresPharmacologyTBI

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

Role of neuropsychology in identification of CSWS in a school-aged child with a remote neurological insult

Kalscheur EJ, Farias-Moeller R, Koop J

Epilepsy Behav Rep (2021) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusEEGSleepNeurocritical Care

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

Drug-resistant seizures associated with hyperinflammatory monocytes in FIRES

Howe CL, Johnson RK, Overlee BL, Sagen JA, Mehta N, Farias-Moeller R

Ann Clin Transl Neurol (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyNORSE/FIRESNeurocritical Care

Neural representations of self-perception of voice: An intracortical evoked potential analysis based on an adolescent with right temporal lobe epilepsy

Andrade-Machado R, Javarayee P, Koop JI, Farias-Moeller R, Kim I, Lew SM

Seizure (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

Machine LearningEpilepsy

Intrathecal Dexamethasone in Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome: A Case Report

Mehta NP, Sawdy R, Maloney K, Overlee B, Johnson RK, Howe CL, Farias-Moeller R

Neurol Clin Pract (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyNORSE/FIRESOutcomes

Pediatric status epilepticus management by Emergency Medical Services (the pSERG cohort)

Amengual-Gual M, Sánchez Fernández I, Vasquez A, Abend NS, Anderson A, Arya R, Barcia Aguilar C, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman KE, Clark J, Farias-Moeller R, Gaillard WD, Glauser TA, Goldstein JL, Goodkin HP, Lai YC, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny EJ, Ostendorf AP, Payne ET, Peariso K, Piantino J, Reece L, Riviello JJ, Sannagowdara K, Sheehan T, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian AA, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Loddenkemper T

Seizure (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyOutcomes

Supporting parents while their child is receiving neurocritical care

Farias-Moeller R, Wong N

Semin Pediatr Neurol (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

Neurocritical CareOutcomes

Communication trends over time in new-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE): Interim analysis from the NORSE/FIRES Family Registry

Kazazian K, Gaspard N, Hirsch LJ, Kellogg M, Hocker SE, Wong N, Farias-Moeller R, Eschbach K, Gofton TE

Epilepsy Behav (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyBiomarkersNORSE/FIRES

New-Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus With Diffuse Cerebral Restricted Diffusion in Young Children: A Novel Clinical-Radiologic Presentation

Reecher HM, Mehta NP, Patel ND, Sawdy RA, Farias-Moeller R

Pediatr Neurol (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyBiomarkersNORSE/FIRES

Navigating life after New-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) and Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES): Insights from caregiver and patient interviews

Eschbach K, Reedy J, Gofton T, Gopaul M, Farias-Moeller R, Kellogg M, Knupp K, Hirsch LJ, Wong N, Dorsey Holliman B

Epilepsy Behav (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyNORSE/FIRESOutcomes

Age-associated differences in FIRES: Characterizing prodromal presentation and long-term outcomes via the web-based NORSE/FIRES Family Registry

Kazazian K, Gaspard N, Hirsch LJ, Kellogg M, Hocker SE, Wong N, Farias-Moeller R, Eschbach K, Gofton TE

Epilepsia (2025) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyNORSE/FIRESOutcomes

New onset refractory status epilepticus: Long-term outcomes beyond seizures

Espino PH, Eschbach K, Blank LJ, Cervenka MC, Muscal E, Farias-Moeller R, Gilmore EJ, Gopaul MT, Haider HA, Hanin A, Hirsch LJ, Kellogg MA, Kluger G, Lee ST, Melendez-Zaidi AE, Navarro V, Oliger AC, Pasini E, Reuner G, Sharpe CM, Sheikh ZB, Steigleder L, Steriade C, Stredny CM, Strzelczyk A, Taraschenko O, van Baalen A, Vinette SA, Wickström R, Wong NW, Yoo J, Gofton TE

Epilepsia (2025) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusReviewPharmacologyBiomarkersNORSE/FIRES

Spectrum of Central Nervous System Disease Caused by Streptococcus anginosus Group: A Single-Center Case Series

Meylor J, Farias-Moeller R, Mehta N, Sawdy R, Patel ND

Pediatr Neurol (2025) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGSeizuresOutcomes

Challenges in the Clinical Recognition of Acute Flaccid Myelitis and its Implications.

Hayes LH, Hopkins SE, Liu S, Pardo CA, Garcia-Dominguez MA, Oleszek J, Yea C, Ciftci-Kavaklioglu B, Yeh EA, Dean J, Sadowsky CL, Desai J, Wiegand S, Farias-Moeller R, Nash K, Thakur KT, Vargas WS, Hong-Routson SJ, Yeshokumar A, Zhou MS, Makhani N, Wilson-Murphy M, Bove R, Zhang B, Benson LA

J Pediatr (2022) · DOI → · PubMed

Neurocritical Care

Accuracy of Early Neuroprognostication in Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.

Sampat V, Whitinger J, Flynn-O'Brien K, Kim I, Balakrishnan B, Mehta N, Sawdy R, Patel ND, Nallamothu R, Zhang L, Yan K, Zvara K, Farias-Moeller R

Pediatr Neurol (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

TBIOutcomes

Acute flaccid myelitis: cause, diagnosis, and management.

Murphy OC, Messacar K, Benson L, Bove R, Carpenter JL, Crawford T, Dean J, DeBiasi R, Desai J, Elrick MJ, Farias-Moeller R, Gombolay GY, Greenberg B, Harmelink M, Hong S, Hopkins SE, Oleszek J, Otten C, Sadowsky CL, Schreiner TL, Thakur KT, Van Haren K, Carballo CM, Chong PF, Fall A, Gowda VK, Helfferich J, Kira R, Lim M, Lopez EL, Wells EM, Yeh EA, Pardo CA

Lancet (2020) · DOI → · PubMed

GCS-Pupil Score Has a Stronger Association with Mortality and Poor Functional Outcome than GCS Alone in Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.

Balakrishnan B, VanDongen-Trimmer H, Kim I, Hanson SJ, Zhang L, Simpson PM, Farias-Moeller R

Pediatr Neurosurg (2021) · DOI → · PubMed

TBIOutcomes

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Neurologic Manifestations in Hospitalized Children Diagnosed with Acute SARS-CoV-2 or MIS-C.

Fink EL, Robertson CL, Wainwright MS, Roa JD, Lovett ME, Stulce C, Yacoub M, Potera RM, Zivick E, Holloway A, Nagpal A, Wellnitz K, Czech T, Even KM, Brunow de Carvalho W, Rodriguez IS, Schwartz SP, Walker TC, Campos-Mino S, Dervan LA, Geneslaw AS, Sewell TB, Pryce P, Silver WG, Lin JE, Vargas WS, Topjian A, Alcamo AM, McGuire JL, Dominguez Rojas JA, Munoz JT, Hong SJ, Muller WJ, Doerfler M, Williams CN, Drury K, Bhagat D, Nelson A, Price D, Dapul H, Santos L, Kahoud R, Francoeur C, Appavu B, Guilliams KP, Agner SC, Walson KH, Rasmussen L, Janas A, Ferrazzano P, Farias-Moeller R, Snooks KC, Chang CH, Yun J, Schober ME

Pediatr Neurol (2021) · DOI → · PubMed

COVID-19

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

Characteristics and Outcomes of Pediatric Patients with Prolonged Convulsive Status Epilepticus

Gettings J, Eschbach K, Farias-Moeller R, Gaillard W, Glauser T, Goldstein J, Goodkin H, Grinspan Z, Guerriero R, Kahoud R, Loddenkemper T, Novotny E, Morgan L, Ostendorf A, Piantino J, Press CA, Sands T, Tasker R, Kielian A, LaRovere K

American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2024) · poster

EpilepsyNeurocritical CareOutcomesSeizures