Maximizing perfusion following subarachnoid hemorrhage and traumatic brain injury
Critical care and neuroscience nursing
Research Projects
Principal Investigator: "Methods of Predicting Delayed Cerebral Ischemia in SAH," R01NR04339-01 NIH, National Institute of Nursing Research (1999-2004)
Principal Investigator: "The Effect of ApoE on Outcomes in TBI Adults," R01NR04801, National Institute of Nursing Research (1999-2004)
Principal Investigator: Role of 20-HETE on Vasospasm-Induced Ischemia after SAH, R01 NR004339-05, National Institute of Nursing Research (2004-2009)
Co-Principal Investigator: Myocardial Ischemia and Vasospasm in Aneurysmal SAH, R01 HL074316-01A1, The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (2004-2009)
Educational Interests
Neuroscience nursing
Critical care nursing
Educational Background
Diploma, Butler County Memorial Hospital
BSN, University of Slippery Rock
M.N.Ed., Medical-Surgical Nursing, University of Pittsburgh
PhD, Nursing, Case Western Reserve University
Recent Publications
Petzold, A., Worthington, V., Appleby, I., Kerr, M. E., Kitchen, N., Smith, M. (2011). Cerebrospinal fluid ferritin level, a sensitive diagnostic test in late-presenting subarachnoid hemorrhage. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 20(6), 489-493. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2010.02.021.
