First Ischemic Stroke in Sickle-Cell Disease
Author(s) -
David Calvet,
Françoise Bernaudin,
Antoine Guéguen,
Hassan Hosseini,
Anoosha Habibi,
F. Galactéros,
Pablo Bartolucci
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.115.010153
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , disease , pediatrics , young adult , ischemic stroke , sickle cell anemia , referral , prospective cohort study , ischemia , mechanical engineering , family medicine , engineering
There is little evidence about characteristics of ischemic stroke (IS) occurring in adults with sickle-cell disease (SCD). The objective of this study was to assess characteristics of first-ever IS in adults with SCD and to assess whether they differ from those occurring in child patients with SCD.
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