Magid-Bernstein Lab

Hemorrhagic stroke, which includes both subarachnoid hemorrhage and intracerebral hemorrhage, is a devastating type of neurologic disease that results in high morbidity and mortality. Inflammation occurring within the central nervous system after hemorrhage can have both deleterious and reparative functions, but the balance of these in patients is poorly understood. Our lab studies inflammation within the spinal fluid of patients after hemorrhagic stroke to gain a better understanding of the trajectory of this inflammation and the role that different inflammatory markers play in complications and outcome following bleeding within the brain. Our goal is to determine whether persistent presence of certain inflammatory markers within the central nervous system after hemorrhage are associated with complications and worse outcomes, and to develop treatment strategies to mitigate their harmful effects.

Jennifer Yan

Current Position: PhD program, University of Pittsburgh