Updating the role of transcranial Doppler in prediction and prevention of stroke in correlation to the regularity of blood transfusion in Egyptian children with sickle cell anemia
Abstract:Background
The Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hemoglobinopathy that is recessively inherited commonly among people of Equatorial African, Saudi Arabian, and Mediterranean ancestry. It is characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia and intermittent vaso-occlusive events. The stroke is a common complication of SCD, which occurs in approximately 7% of children with SCD. The Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography is the only noninvasive examination that provides a reliable evaluation of intracranial bl… Show more
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