High reticulocyte count is an independent risk factor for cerebrovascular disease in children with sickle cell anemia

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 116-121

  Silva, Célia Maria ^a   Giovani, Poliana ^b   Viana, Marcos Borato ^c  

^a Hemominas Foundation   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Jose do Rosario Vellano   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disease; Risk factors; Sickle cell anemia; Stroke; Transcranial Doppler ultrasound

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; RETICULOCYTOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAZIL; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROBABILITY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; RETICULOCYTES; RISK; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 78649642151     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22680     Document Type: Article

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