Skull infarction and epidural hematomas in a patient with sickle cell anemia

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 413-415

  Resar, Linda M S ^a   Oliva, Maria M ^a   Casella, James F ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural hematomas; Sickle cell disease; Skull infarctions

Indexed keywords

MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SKULL;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, CRANIAL; HUMANS; INFARCTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SKULL;

EID: 0029987387     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199611000-00017     Document Type: Article

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