Brain atrophy in paediatric sickle cell anaemia: findings from the silent infarct transfusion (SIT) trial

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 151-153

  Kawadler, Jamie M ^a   Clark, Chris A ^a   McKinstry, Robert C ^b   Kirkham, Fenella J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

magnetic resonance imaging; paediatric haematology; sickle cell anaemia

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN INFARCTION; CHILD; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LETTER; NEUROPROTECTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; ATROPHY; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; PATHOLOGY;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ATROPHY; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN INFARCTION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 84963795118     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14039     Document Type: Letter

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