Stroke without cerebral arteriopathy in sickle cell disease children: causes and treatment

In conclusion, in a cohort of pediatric SCD patients with efficient stroke screening strategy, half of occurring ischemic strokes were related to causes other than CA. They affected a different population of SCD children and systematic long-term transfusion programs may not be necessary in these cases.PMID:38497171 | DOI:10.3324/haematol.2023.283773

Source: Haematologica - March 18, 2024 Category: Hematology Authors: Sarah Liane Linguet Suzanne Verlhac Florence Missud Laurent Holvoet-Vermaut Valentine Brousse Ghislaine Ithier Alexandra Ntorkou Emmanuelle Lesprit Malika Benkerrou Mano ëlle Kossorotoff Berengere Koehl Source Type: research