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Cerebral infarction in sickle cell trait
Author(s) -
Greenberg Joel,
Massey E. Wayne
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410180315
Subject(s) - sickle cell trait , medicine , cerebral infarction , disease , trait , infarction , lesion , cell , sickle cell anemia , hemoglobin s , pathology , ischemia , biology , genetics , myocardial infarction , computer science , programming language
Sickle cell disease is known to predispose patients to the risk of cerebral infarction. However, only scattered reports exist of the neurological sequelae of the sickle cell trait. Only 8 cases are reported in the English literature, in some of which the sickle cell trait was not documented by hemoglobin electrophoresis. This report describes 2 men, age 35 and 24 years, who developed acute cerebral infarction. Investigation revealed no apparent cause for the lesion other than the sickle cell trait.