Abnormal transcranial Döppler ultrasonography in children with sickle cell disease

BACKGROUND: Stroke is a potentially fatal complication of sickle cell disease in children between 2-16 years and transcranial Döppler has been recommended as a screening method in these cases. OBJECTIVE: The main goal of this study was to correlate transcranial Döppler results to complications relat...

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Main Authors: Ana Claudia Celestino Bezerra Leite, Raquel Vasconcellos Carvalhaes de Oliveira, Patrícia Gomes de Moura, Célia Maria Silva, Clarisse Lobo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842012000400018