Understanding Individual Brain Changes in Neurocritical Care
SCH: Tracking Individual Brain State Trajectories: Methods and Applications in Precision Neurocritical Care
This project aims to better understand how individual brains change after an injury using brain wave recordings to help critically ill patients.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Washington University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Saint Louis, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11131165 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
When someone has a severe brain injury, it's crucial to track their brain activity closely to prevent further damage and improve their recovery. This project uses a new way to look at brain wave data, like from an EEG, to create a personalized picture of how each patient's brain is working. By focusing on individual brain patterns, we hope to overcome challenges with general population data and better predict when secondary injuries, like seizures, might occur. This personalized approach could help doctors make more timely decisions and improve long-term outcomes for patients.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: This research is relevant for adult patients, 21 years and older, who have experienced an acquired brain injury and are receiving neurocritical care.
Not a fit: Patients without an acquired brain injury or those not in a neurocritical care setting would not directly benefit from this specific research.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to new tools that help doctors anticipate and prevent further brain damage in critically ill patients, potentially improving their recovery and reducing long-term problems.
How similar studies have performed: While electrophysiological monitoring is common, this project proposes a novel quantitative framework to model individual brain dynamics, aiming to overcome limitations of current population-level approaches.
Where this research is happening
Saint Louis, United States
- Washington University — Saint Louis, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Ching, Shinung — Washington University
- Study coordinator: Ching, Shinung
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.