Section of Pediatric Neurocritical Care
Division of Pediatric & Developmental Neurology
Our section strives for excellence in patient care, research and education. Our clinical program at St. Louis Children’s Hospital is comprised of a multidisciplinary team who care for direct and indirect brain injuries along the entire longitudinal care continuum from initial presentation to rehabilitation and return home.
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Our Neurocritical Care Follow-up Program ensures patients and their families can transition from the overwhelming challenges of the intensive care unit back to school and their communities.
Fellowship
Pediatric Neurocritical Care
The goal of our fellowship program is to equip the next generation of pediatric neurologists, intensivists and neurosurgeons to be leaders in the field of pediatric neurocritical care. We emphasize training across a spectrum of critical illness, include direct and indirect brain injury, and along the entire longitudinal care continuum. We aim to provide a rich and rigorous academic environment that is individualized to a fellow’s career goals.
Conference
Pediatric Neurocritical Care Symposium
An annual conference bringing together the multidisciplinary pediatric neurocritical care community for a day of talks that crosses the spectrum of neurocritical care from the field, prior to admission to rehabilitation and follow-up.
Our research endeavors have formed strong collaborations across Washington University and include pediatric stroke, neuroimaging, cardiac arrest, traumatic brain injury, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG).
Labs
Cerebral Oxygen Metabolism in Children (COMIC) Brain Imaging Research Lab
Kristin Guilliams, MD MSCI
The COMIC lab uses non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques to understand how blood flow and oxygen use changes as the brain is growing and developing throughout the first several decades of life.
Dang Lab
Mai Dang, MD, PhD
The primary research goal of my laboratory is to uncover novel ways to alter the pediatric brain tumor microenvironment to enhance the efficacy of existing treatments and make treatments safer for children.
Recent publications
- Cerebral Oxygen Metabolic Stress in Children and Adults With Large Vessel Vasculopathy Due to Sickle Cell DiseaseWang, Y., Fellah, S., Reis, M., Guilliams, K. P., Fields, M. E., Steger-May, K., Mirro, A. E., Lewis, J. B., Ying, C., Cohen, R. A., Hulbert, M., King, A., Chen, Y., Lee, J.-M., An, H. & Ford, A., Dec 10 2024, In: Neurology. 103, 11, p. e210032Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Intracranial aneurysms in sickle cell disease are associated with hemodynamic stress and anemiaWang, Y., Garland, J. S., Fellah, S., Reis, M., Parsons, M. S., Guilliams, K. P., Fields, M. E., Mirro, A. E., Lewis, J. B., Ying, C., Cohen, R. A., Hulbert, M., King, A., Chen, Y., Lee, J.-M., An, H. & Ford, A., Sep 24 2024, In: Blood Advances. 8, 18, p. 4823-4831 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Cognitive outcomes of children and adults with sickle cell anaemia: A contemporary cohortTurner, A. D., Power, L. C., Yan, Y., Binkley, M. M., Hood, A. M., Guilliams, K. P., Ford, A. L., King, A. A. & Fields, M. E., Sep 2024, In: British Journal of Haematology. 205, 3, p. 1238-1241 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
- Comparison of cerebral oxygen extraction fraction using ASE and TRUST methods in patients with sickle cell disease and healthy controlsFellah, S., Ying, C., Wang, Y., Guilliams, K. P., Fields, M. E., Chen, Y., Lewis, J., Mirro, A., Cohen, R., Igwe, N., Eldeniz, C., Jiang, D., Lu, H., Powers, W. J., Lee, J. M., Ford, A. L. & An, H., Aug 2024, In: Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. 44, 8, p. 1404-1416 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Neuroimaging and Neurological Outcomes in Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisPabst, L., Hoyt, C. R., Felling, R. J., Smith, A. E., Harpster, K., Pardo, A. C., Bridge, J. A., Jiang, B., Gehred, A. & Lo, W., Aug 2024, In: Pediatric Neurology. 157, p. 19-28 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Chief
Faculty
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Leadership
Kristin Guilliams, MD
Chief, Section of Pediatric Neurocritical Care
Associate Professor of Neurology
Patient Appointments
Voice: 314-454-6120