Sickle cell disease (SCD): stroke treatment
Evidence-based neurology checklist on sickle cell disease (scd): stroke treatment: Acute stroke treatment Thrombolysis: this is safe and effective Multidisciplinary care Stroke rehabilitation Primary stroke prevention Secondary stroke prevention Investigational secondary stroke prevention:…
Acute stroke treatment
- Thrombolysis: this is safe and effective
- Multidisciplinary care
- Stroke rehabilitation
Primary stroke prevention
Secondary stroke prevention
Investigational secondary stroke prevention: antiplatelets
References
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- Sheehan VA, Hansbury EN, Smeltzer MP, Fortner G, McCarville MB, Aygun B. Transcranial Doppler velocity and brain MRI/MRA changes in children with sickle cell anemia on chronic transfusions to prevent primary stroke. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2013; 60:1499-1502.
- DeBaun MR, Gordon M, McKinstry RC, et al. Controlled trial of transfusions for silent cerebral infarcts in sickle cell anemia. N Engl J Med 2014; 371:699-710.
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