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Annelizabeth ’s story: Care that feels like home, close to home
When you’re 5, it’s nice to have a place that feels like a second home. Where there are lots of hugs. And songs. And games. And you can curl up and watch “Frozen,” your favorite movie. For Annelizabeth Jean-Baptiste, a spunky Waltham kindergartener, that place is Boston Children’s Hospital at Waltham. Annelizabeth, or Annie (but never Anna, she says), first came to Boston Children’s at Waltham two weeks after she was born. Her mother Elcie wasn’t expecting that her fourth child would need special care. “It was a difficult pregnancy. I was very excited and relieved when she was born.” But that sense of rel...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - August 29, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lisa Fratt Tags: Our Patients’ Stories Boston Children's at Waltham Dr. Rachael Grace sickle cell disease Source Type: news

Burden and Risk of Neurological and Cognitive Impairment in Pediatric Sickle Cell Anemia in Uganda (BRAIN SAFE): Final Results of the Cross-Sectional Analysis
Conclusions: These data demonstrate early, frequent neurovascular pathology for each outcome tested. Abnormal neurocognitive test results significantly increased with age or non-normal TCD. Our findings provide a baseline for longitudinal assessment and incentive for intervention. Enhanced research capacity was gained for junior faculty, trainees and staff, in areas of the conduct of brain research and focus on pediatric SCD, TCD performance and neuro-epidemiology.Funding: 1R21HD089791 (PIs: Idro, Green)DisclosuresNo relevant conflicts of interest to declare.
Source: Blood - November 21, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Green, N. S., Munube, D., Bangirana, P., Opoka, R., Kayongo, E., Mupere, E., Buluma, L. R., Kebirungi, B., Sekibira, R., Kiguli, S., Kawooya, M., Lubowa, S. K., Elkind, M. S. V., Li, G., LaRussa, P., Idro, R. Tags: 114. Hemoglobinopathies, Excluding Thalassemia-Clinical: Poster II Source Type: research