Dusica Bajic

Retrospective analysis of early neurodevelopmental outcomes after esophageal atresia repair at a single institution: short-gap vs. long-gap defect. Front Pediatr. 2025; 13:1527880. View Retrospective analysis of early neurodevelopmental outcomes after esophageal atresia repair at a single institution: short-gap vs. long-gap defect. Abstract

Acute Dystonic Reaction After Propofol Administration: A Pediatric Case Report. A A Pract. 2023 Dec 01; 17(12):e01732. View Acute Dystonic Reaction After Propofol Administration: A Pediatric Case Report. Abstract

Retrospective analysis of neurological findings in esophageal atresia: Allostatic load of disease complexity, cumulative sedation, and anesthesia exposure. Birth Defects Res. 2024 Jan; 116(1):e2269. View Retrospective analysis of neurological findings in esophageal atresia: Allostatic load of disease complexity, cumulative sedation, and anesthesia exposure. Abstract

Body size and brain volumetry in the rat following prolonged morphine administration in infancy and adulthood. Front Pain Res (Lausanne). 2023; 4:962783. View Body size and brain volumetry in the rat following prolonged morphine administration in infancy and adulthood. Abstract

Infant Perioperative Risk Factors and Adverse Brain Findings Following Long-Gap Esophageal Atresia Repair. J Clin Med. 2023 Feb 23; 12(5). View Infant Perioperative Risk Factors and Adverse Brain Findings Following Long-Gap Esophageal Atresia Repair. Abstract

Two novel CHD7 variants in patients with typical and mild features of CHARGE syndrome co-occurring with esophageal atresia. J Pediatr Surg Case Rep. 2022; 87:102478. View Two novel CHD7 variants in patients with typical and mild features of CHARGE syndrome co-occurring with esophageal atresia Abstract

MRI Atlas of the Infant Rat Brain: Brain Segmentation. 2022. View MRI Atlas of the Infant Rat Brain: Brain Segmentation Abstract

Impact of Infant Thoracic Non-cardiac Perioperative Critical Care on Homotopic-Like Corpus Callosum and Forebrain Sub-regional Volumes. Front Pain Res (Lausanne). 2022; 3:788903. View Impact of Infant Thoracic Non-cardiac Perioperative Critical Care on Homotopic-Like Corpus Callosum and Forebrain Sub-regional Volumes. Abstract

From the Ground Up: Esophageal Atresia Types, Disease Severity Stratification and Survival Rates at a Single Institution. Front Surg. 2022; 9:799052. View From the Ground Up: Esophageal Atresia Types, Disease Severity Stratification and Survival Rates at a Single Institution. Abstract

Infant study of hemispheric asymmetry after long-gap esophageal atresia repair. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2021 11; 8(11):2132-2145. View Infant study of hemispheric asymmetry after long-gap esophageal atresia repair. Abstract

Head circumference in infants undergoing Foker process for long-gap esophageal atresia repair: Call for attention. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Sep; 56(9):1564-1569. View Head circumference in infants undergoing Foker process for long-gap esophageal atresia repair: Call for attention. Abstract

Infant Corpus Callosum Size After Surgery and Critical Care for Long-Gap Esophageal Atresia: Qualitative and Quantitative MRI. Sci Rep. 2020 04 14; 10(1):6408. View Infant Corpus Callosum Size After Surgery and Critical Care for Long-Gap Esophageal Atresia: Qualitative and Quantitative MRI. Abstract

Neurologic Injury and Brain Growth in the Setting of Long-Gap Esophageal Atresia Perioperative Critical Care: A Pilot Study. Brain Sci. 2019 Dec 17; 9(12). View Neurologic Injury and Brain Growth in the Setting of Long-Gap Esophageal Atresia Perioperative Critical Care: A Pilot Study. Abstract

Quantitative MRI study of infant regional brain size following surgery for long-gap esophageal atresia requiring prolonged critical care. Int J Dev Neurosci. 2019 Dec; 79:11-20. View Quantitative MRI study of infant regional brain size following surgery for long-gap esophageal atresia requiring prolonged critical care. Abstract

Neonatal functional brain maturation in the context of perioperative critical care and pain management: A case report. Heliyon. 2019 Aug; 5(8):e02350. View Neonatal functional brain maturation in the context of perioperative critical care and pain management: A case report. Abstract

Infant Brain Structural MRI Analysis in the Context of Thoracic Non-cardiac Surgery and Critical Care. Front Pediatr. 2019; 7:315. View Infant Brain Structural MRI Analysis in the Context of Thoracic Non-cardiac Surgery and Critical Care. Abstract

Evaluation of Postnatal Sedation in Full-Term Infants. Brain Sci. 2019 May 17; 9(5). View Evaluation of Postnatal Sedation in Full-Term Infants. Abstract

Preoperative Evaluation of the Pediatric Patient. Anesthesiol Clin. 2018 Dec; 36(4):689-700. View Preoperative Evaluation of the Pediatric Patient. Abstract

Astrocytic hypertrophy in the rat ventral tegmental area following chronic morphine differs with age. J Neurol Neurorehabilit Res. 2018; 3(1):14-21. View Astrocytic hypertrophy in the rat ventral tegmental area following chronic morphine differs with age. Abstract

Identifying Rodent Resting-State Brain Networks with Independent Component Analysis. Front Neurosci. 2017; 11:685. View Identifying Rodent Resting-State Brain Networks with Independent Component Analysis. Abstract

Resting-State Functional Connectivity in the Infant Brain: Methods, Pitfalls, and Potentiality. Front Pediatr. 2017; 5:159. View Resting-State Functional Connectivity in the Infant Brain: Methods, Pitfalls, and Potentiality. Abstract

Probing Intrinsic Resting-State Networks in the Infant Rat Brain. Front Behav Neurosci. 2016; 10:192. View Probing Intrinsic Resting-State Networks in the Infant Rat Brain. Abstract

Long-term behavioral effects in a rat model of prolonged postnatal morphine exposure. Behav Neurosci. 2015 Oct; 129(5):643-55. View Long-term behavioral effects in a rat model of prolonged postnatal morphine exposure. Abstract

Endogenous cholinergic neurotransmission contributes to behavioral sensitization to morphine. PLoS One. 2015; 10(2):e0117601. View Endogenous cholinergic neurotransmission contributes to behavioral sensitization to morphine. Abstract

In: Mattes K, Laubach A, Wang E, Anderson A. (Eds), Pediatric Anesthesiology Board Review. Plastic and Oral-Maxillary Facial Surgery. 2015.

Projections from the rat cuneiform nucleus to the A7, A6 (locus coeruleus), and A5 pontine noradrenergic cell groups. J Chem Neuroanat. 2013 May; 50-51:11-20. View Projections from the rat cuneiform nucleus to the A7, A6 (locus coeruleus), and A5 pontine noradrenergic cell groups. Abstract

Morphine-enhanced apoptosis in selective brain regions of neonatal rats. Int J Dev Neurosci. 2013 Jun; 31(4):258-66. View Morphine-enhanced apoptosis in selective brain regions of neonatal rats. Abstract

Periaqueductal gray neuroplasticity following chronic morphine varies with age: role of oxidative stress. Neuroscience. 2012 Dec 13; 226:165-77. View Periaqueductal gray neuroplasticity following chronic morphine varies with age: role of oxidative stress. Abstract

Ultrastructural analysis of rat ventrolateral periaqueductal gray projections to the A5 cell group. Neuroscience. 2012 Nov 08; 224:145-59. View Ultrastructural analysis of rat ventrolateral periaqueductal gray projections to the A5 cell group. Abstract

Ketamine activates cell cycle signaling and apoptosis in the neonatal rat brain. Anesthesiology. 2010 May; 112(5):1155-63. View Ketamine activates cell cycle signaling and apoptosis in the neonatal rat brain. Abstract

Acute noxious stimulation modifies morphine effect in serotonergic but not dopaminergic midbrain areas. Neuroscience. 2010 Mar 17; 166(2):720-9. View Acute noxious stimulation modifies morphine effect in serotonergic but not dopaminergic midbrain areas. Abstract

Visualizing acute pain-morphine interaction in descending monoamine nuclei with Fos. Brain Res. 2010 Jan 08; 1306:29-38. View Visualizing acute pain-morphine interaction in descending monoamine nuclei with Fos. Abstract

Prolonged exposure to ketamine increases brain derived neurotrophic factor levels in developing rat brains. Curr Drug Saf. 2009 Jan; 4(1):11-6. View Prolonged exposure to ketamine increases brain derived neurotrophic factor levels in developing rat brains. Abstract

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Dissociated histaminergic neuron cultures from the tuberomammillary nucleus of rats: culture methods and ghrelin effects. J Neurosci Methods. 2004 Jan 30; 132(2):177-84. View Dissociated histaminergic neuron cultures from the tuberomammillary nucleus of rats: culture methods and ghrelin effects. Abstract

Effects of orexin (hypocretin) on GIRK channels. J Neurophysiol. 2003 Aug; 90(2):693-702. View Effects of orexin (hypocretin) on GIRK channels. Abstract

Two different inward rectifier K+ channels are effectors for transmitter-induced slow excitation in brain neurons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Oct 29; 99(22):14494-9. View Two different inward rectifier K+ channels are effectors for transmitter-induced slow excitation in brain neurons. Abstract

Topographic architecture of stress-related pathways targeting the noradrenergic locus coeruleus. Physiol Behav. 2001 Jun; 73(3):273-83. View Topographic architecture of stress-related pathways targeting the noradrenergic locus coeruleus. Abstract

Ultrastructural analysis of ventrolateral periaqueductal gray projections to the A7 catecholamine cell group. Neuroscience. 2001; 104(1):181-97. View Ultrastructural analysis of ventrolateral periaqueductal gray projections to the A7 catecholamine cell group. Abstract

Periaqueductal gray neurons monosynaptically innervate extranuclear noradrenergic dendrites in the rat pericoerulear region. J Comp Neurol. 2000 Nov 27; 427(4):649-62. View Periaqueductal gray neurons monosynaptically innervate extranuclear noradrenergic dendrites in the rat pericoerulear region. Abstract

Projections of neurons in the periaqueductal gray and cuneiform nucleus to pontine noradrenergic neurons [Ph.D. Thesis]; Chicago (IL): Univ. of Illinois at Chicago. pp.224. 2000.

Projections of neurons in the periaqueductal gray to pontine and medullary catecholamine cell groups involved in the modulation of nociception. J Comp Neurol. 1999 Mar 15; 405(3):359-79. View Projections of neurons in the periaqueductal gray to pontine and medullary catecholamine cell groups involved in the modulation of nociception. Abstract