Associate Professor of Radiology

Email: ERATAI@mgh.harvard.edu

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Recent Publications

• Radutiu DI, Szabo E, Christensen RH, Ratai EM, Hadjikhani N, Al-Khazali HM, Ashina M, Ashina H. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy during migraine attacks: A systematic review. Cephalalgia. 2026 05. 46(5):3331024261441576
• Silva AI, Byrne KC, Pollak L, Gundry K, Manousakis GE, Metzler AI, Lenglet C, Eberly LE, Kendall-Thomas J, Kantarci OH, Zeydan B, Mukerji SS, Yasar S, Ashizawa T, Kantarci K, Ratai EM, Öz G. Factors associated with severe neurological sequelae of COVID-19: findings from the multicenter COVID-BRAIN imaging cohort. Front Hum Neurosci. 2026. 20:1754342
• Ratai EM, Wenke MR, Mercaldo N, Chan ST, Figueiro Longo MG, Welt J, Avesta A, Lee J, Lev MH, Parry BA, Drake L, Anderson RR, Rauch T, Diaz-Arrastia R, Hamblin MR, Vakoc BJ, Gupta R. Low-Level Light Therapy Effect on Metabolites Measured by MR Spectroscopy in Patients with Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2026 Mar 04. 47(3):699-707
• Rezende TJR, Petit E, Park YW, du Montcel ST, Joers JM, DuBois JM, Arnold HM, Povazan M, Özdemir I, Banan G, Valabregue R, Ehses P, Faber J, Onyike CU, Barker PB, Schmahmann JD, Ratai EM, Subramony SH, Mareci TH, Bushara KO, Paulson H, Klockgether T, Durr A, Ashizawa T, Lenglet C, Öz G. Value of MRI Outcomes for Preventive and Early-Stage Trials in Spinocerebellar Ataxias 1 and 3. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2026 Feb 10.
• Baumeister H, Wegner P, Ferreira M, Schaprian T, França MC, Rezende TJR, Muro Martinez AR, Jiang H, Chen Z, Weihua L, Grobe-Einsler M, Koyak B, Önder D, van de Warrenburg B, van Gaalen J, Durr A, Coarelli G, Synofzik M, Schöls L, Giunti P, Garcia-Moreno H, Öz G, Joers J, Timmann D, Thieme AG, Jacobi H, de Vries J, Barker P, Onyike C, Ratai EM, Schmahmann JD, Reetz K, Infante J, Huebener-Schmid J, Kuegler D, Klockgether T, Berron D, Faber J. Brain atrophy staging in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 for clinical prognosis and trial enrichment. EBioMedicine. 2026 Jan. 123:106090