Follow-up of children with sickle cell anemia screened with transcranial Doppler and enrolled in a primary prevention program of ischemic stroke
Alessandra Sabarense,
Célia Silva,
Maristela Muniz
et al.
Abstract:Background: Stroke is a serious complication of sickle cell anemia
(SCA). Transcranial Doppler (TCD) is the risk screening tool for
ischemic strokes. Objective: The objective of the study was to describe
the clinical progression of children with SCA who presented with high
risk for stroke by TCD or relevant changes by magnetic resonance
angiography (MRA) and underwent the regular transfusion program (RTP)
and/or hydroxyurea (HU) treatment between 2007 and 2018. Method: This
was a neonatal retrospective/prospec… Show more
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