NIH R01 · 2024
Diffuse optical spectroscopies to assess cerebral hemodynamics in pediatric sickle cell disease
Project Summary Silent cerebral infarction is a serious consequence of sickle cell disease (SCD), affecting ~40% of patients by age 15. Although these injuries accumulate occultly, they are linked with cognitive deficits, diminished school performance, and increased risk of overt stroke. Our long-term goal is to develop a low-cost brain monitoring tool that can screen for silent infarct risk in pediatric SCD to facilitate timely therapeutic intervention and that can optimize these interventions to mitigate adverse events. Silent infarcts in SCD are thought to arise from anemia- induced microvascular perfusion abnormalities and subsequent reduced cerebrovascular reserve that is insufficient…
From the public funding record at NIH RePORTER. Describes the funded project, not the reviews below.