Cerebral blood flow velocity and language functioning in pediatric sickle cell disease

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 326-334

  Sanchez, Carmen E ^a   Schatz, Jeffrey ^a   Roberts, Carla W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Cerebrovascular disorders; Child; Doppler; Neurobehavioral manifestations; Neuropsychological test; Sickle Cell; Transcranial; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; VASCULARIZATION;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77952466855     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617709991366     Document Type: Article

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