Emily J. Gilmore

Assistant Professor of Neurology; Staff Neurointensivist, Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit

Research Interests

Neurocritical care; Neuromonitoring; Multimodality monitoring; Acute stroke; Hypothermia

Current Projects

ALIAS II - study of albumin administration in acute ischemic stroke

CLEAR III - study of intraventricular TPA for intraventricular hemorrhage

ICTuS 2/3 - study of induced hypothermia in acute ischemic stroke

Research Summary

My research to date has focused on the use of continuous EEG (cEEG) monitoring in patients with severe brain injury, either secondary to a primary brain process or as a manifestions of systemic disease.

My most recent project was a prospective study in Medical ICU patients with severe sepsis who were connected to EEG monitoring. Patients with severe sepsis are at an increased risk of developing frank seizures and abnormal brain wave patterns that represent an increased risk for developing seizures. Our goal was to assess the incidence of seizures and abnormal brain wave patterns as well as the effect of such findings on short and long-term outcomes in this population.

I have also authored chapters on neuromonitoring and have experience with multimodalty monitoring, which involves using information from probes placed in the acutely injured brain of comatose patients to guide medical management.

Currently, I am a site co-investigator for several national clinical trials that are enrolling patients admitted to the Neuroscience ICU with acute ischemic stroke. In addition, I am involved in a study with the Epilepsy Division using a newer antiepileptic (lacosamide) in the treatment of electrographic seizures.

Selected Publications