Moyamoya syndrome and stroke among pediatric sickle cell disease patients in Sudan: A cross-sectional study

CONCLUSION: Stroke is a common problem in Sudanese pediatric patients with sickle cell disease, with a very high frequency of Moyamoya vasculopathy among patients with stroke presentation. The burden of Moyamoya syndrome in Sudanese pediatric patients with sickle cell disease is underestimated due to the cost of the available screening and diagnostic tools.PMID:35734737 | PMC:PMC9206931 | DOI:10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103815

Source: Annals of Medicine - June 23, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Muhab Elmahdi Tarig Fadalla Mazin Suliman Mohamedzain Elsayed Ahmed Mohmmed Awad Elhaj Haytham Hussein Source Type: research