Memory impairment as a result of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) has long been associated solely with the hippocampus, the brain’s learning and memory center. However, new research published in the journal Brain Imaging and Behavior, reveals that the hippocampus is not acting alone.
Peter Ferrazzano
Peter Ferrazzano, MD – Slide of the Week
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability in children, and predicting functional outcome after TBI is challenging.
Researcher clinicians help bridge the gap between scientific discovery and medical care – Part 2
There is no one “typical” type of researcher clinician. There are differences in training, percentage of focus on research vs clinic, and type of research done. Many also carry teaching and administrative responsibilities on top of their already demanding positions.
Pediatric Brain Care Study (Ferrazzano & Alexander)
The Pediatric Brain Care Study is recruiting typically developing children, 9-17 years old, with no history of head injury for a brain imaging research study. Those who participate will have a MRI brain scanning and …
Peter Ferrazzano, MD – Slide of the Week
Young children with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) have frequently been excluded from studies due to age and/or mechanism of injury.
The 2021 winners: Cool Science Image Contest
Ten images and two videos created by University of Wisconsin–Madison students, faculty and staff have been named winners of the 2021 Cool Science Image Contest.
Peter Ferrazzano, MD – Slide of the Week
Adolescent traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health concern, resulting in over 35,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. each year. While neuroimaging is a primary diagnostic tool in the clinical assessment of TBI, our understanding of how specific neuroimaging findings relate to outcome remains limited. Our study aims to identify imaging biomarkers of long-term neurocognitive outcome after severe adolescent TBI.
Peter Ferrazzano named Weygandt Professor
Waisman investigator, Peter Ferrazzano, MD, has been named the first recipient of the Enid and Jerry Weygandt Professorship in Pediatric Critical Care. Ferrazzano, a Waisman investigator, leads the UW Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine which …
Peter Ferrazzano, MD – Slide of the Week
Neuroinflammation plays an important role in ischemic brain injury and recovery, however the interplay between brain development and the neuroinflammatory response is poorly understood. We previously described age-dependent differences in the microglial response and the effect of microglial inhibition.
Peter Ferrazzano, MD
Immunostaining and microglia isolation via magnetic cell sorting was performed at postnatal day 2, 9, 30 and 60 (P2, P9, P30, P60). Microglia branching and soma size were quantified using semiautomated software analysis (Imaris, Oxford Insturments).