Sabrina Yu
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2
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23
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About
Sabrina Yu’s research focuses on the neurobiological mechanisms underlying recovery and long-term outcomes after perinatal brain injury, particularly perinatal stroke. Her work has significantly advanced understanding of how the developing brain responds to early-life injury, with implications for conditions like cerebral palsy and epilepsy. In her highly cited 2018 study, Yu demonstrated bihemispheric alterations in myelination in children following unilateral perinatal stroke, revealing that injury disrupts white matter development beyond the lesion site—a finding that helps explain heterogeneous neurological outcomes. More recently, her 2021 work explored perilesional gliosis, showing that reactive astrogliosis is a key determinant of post-stroke recovery. By linking glial responses to functional outcomes, Yu’s research bridges basic neurobiology and clinical prognosis. With over 20 citations on her foundational myelination paper alone, her contributions are shaping how clinicians and scientists understand brain plasticity and repair after early-life injury. Her work is essential reading for researchers in pediatric neurology, developmental neuroscience, and neurorehabilitation.
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- 2Perilesional Gliosis Is Associated with Outcome after Perinatal Stroke2 citations · 2021