An infant Presenting with Cerebrovascular Accident was Diagnosed as a Sickle Cell Disease Patient: a Case Report

Journal Title: International Electronic Journal of Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 1

Abstract

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a known inherited hemoglobin disorder featured by the presence of sickle shaped erythrocytes in the blood. It can cause cerebrovascular accident (CVA) in adults and children and is responsible for the majority of the strokes in children. Repeated blood transfusion are often required in an attempt to dilute blood thus reducing the risk of vaso-occlusion and stroke in this patients. We report a case of a 13 months old boy, known patient of sickle cell disease with some special signs and symptoms.

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Nadia Parvar, Ali Reza Moayedi, Sepehr Rasekhi

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Nadia Parvar, Ali Reza Moayedi, Sepehr Rasekhi (2016). An infant Presenting with Cerebrovascular Accident was Diagnosed as a Sickle Cell Disease Patient: a Case Report. International Electronic Journal of Medicine, 5(1), 23-24. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-438200