Research
The BraNiC lab is dedicated to developing advanced methods for assessing the potential for brain function recovery after severe brain injuries. We use non-invasive assessments of neuronal and cerebrovascular function in the intensive care unit to characterize physiological impairments in patients with traumatic and non-traumatic coma. Current research projects include:
- Electroencephalography (EEG) derived brain network dynamics for prediction of coma recovery
- Influence of acute cerebrovascular dysfunction on EEG and fMRI-based network dynamics and clinical recovery in disorders of consciousness
- Predictive modeling using clinical data and time series analyses
Meet the PI
Kartavya Sharma, M.D.
Kartavya Sharma, M.D., received his medical degree at AIIMS, New Delhi, where his research in Velayudhan Mohan Kumar's lab revealed a novel role for the rat perirhinal cortex in male rat sexual behavior. As a neurology resident at UT Southwestern, working in Shuxin Li's lab, he investigated potential pharmacotherapies to promote axon regeneration after optic nerve and spinal cord injuries. Following a Neurocritical Care fellowship in at Johns Hopkins University, his work has focused on quantifying recovery potential following severe brain injuries.
He published the first quantitative meta-analysis of serum neuron-specific enolase thresholds for predicting anoxic brain injury outcomes and quantified bromocriptine's efficacy in reducing neurogenic fever in hospitalized patients. Since joining the UT Southwestern Neurology faculty in 2020, his ongoing TRC4 grant-funded research explores the effects of cerebrovascular dysfunction on EEG and fMRI-derived brain network dynamics in severe traumatic brain injuries.
Lab Members
Zachary Armstrong
Graduate Student
Jill Morales
Clinical Research Coordinator
Alumni
Leah Chandy, M.S.
Tabarak Mian, M.D.
Antonio Guerra, B.S.
Valeria Perez, Pharm. D.
Yash Sharma, B.S.
Merin John, M.D.
Publications
Featured Publications
Antipyretic Efficacy of Bromocriptine in Central Fever: an Exploratory Analysis.
Perez V, McCreary M, Sheperd L, Nelson T, Sharma K, 2023 Oct Neurocrit Care 2 39 499-504Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis During Convalescence From Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia
Dharani Rohit Thota, Bappaditya Ray, Mirza Hasan, Kartavya Sharma 2021 May 3Hemoglobin concentration does not impact 3-month outcome following acute ischemic stroke.
Sharma K, Johnson DJ, Johnson B, Frank SM, Stevens RD, 2018 Jun BMC Neurol 1 18 78Quality of life and psychiatric co-morbidity in Indian migraine patients: a headache clinic sample.
Sharma K, Remanan R, Singh S 2013 Jul-Aug Neurol India 4 61 355-9Contact Information
- Kartavya Sharma
- UT Southwestern Neurology - NE Neuro Critical Care CS05424
- 214-648-4775, 214-648-5080