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

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...

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Main Authors: Sara Mahmoud Kamel, Mariam Saad Nassim, Mostafa Abdelmgeed Mohamed, Sherif Fathy Abdelrahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-12-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
Sickle cell disease
SCD
Transcranial Doppler ultrasound
Stroke
Blood transfusion
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-022-00936-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-022-00936-4

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