Implementation of a Process for Initial Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia

Stroke, a devastating complication of sickle cell anemia (SCA), can cause irreversible brain injury with physical and cognitive deficits. Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD) is a non-invasive tool for identifying children with SCA at highest risk of stroke. National guidelines recommend that...

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Published in:Am J Prev Med
Main Authors: Crosby, Lori E., Joffe, Naomi E., Davis, Blair, Quinn, Charles T., Shook, Lisa, Morgan, Darice, Simmons, Kenya, Kalinyak, Karen A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4924807/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27320459
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2016.01.021
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