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Changes in Transcranial Doppler Flow Velocities in Children with Sickle Cell Disease: The Impact of Hydroxyurea Therapy
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2018)
Background and Objectives: Hydroxyurea (HU) was recently described as a substitute for chronic transfusion for children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and abnormal transcranial Doppler (TCD) velocities who have received ...
Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography in adults with sickle cell disease
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006-08-22)
Background: Transcranial Doppler (TCD) is used to select children with sickle cell disease (SCD) for primary stroke prevention using regular blood transfusion. Whether it can also identify high stroke risk in adults with ...
Brazilian Guidelines for transcranial doppler in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease
(Associação Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia e Terapia Celular, 2011-02-01)
BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease is the most common monogenic hereditary disease in Brazil. Although strokes are one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in these patients, the use of transcranial Doppler to identify ...