Stroke Prevention Trials in Sickle Cell Anemia

As part of an International Pediatric Stroke Study launched in 2002, the Stroke Prevention Trial in Sickle Cell Anemia (STOP) reports a reduction in the number of overt clinical strokes in children with critically high transcranial Doppler velocities (>200 cm/sec) who were regularly transfused.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: J Gordon Millichap
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers 2006-06-01
Series:Pediatric Neurology Briefs
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Online Access:https://www.pediatricneurologybriefs.com/articles/1148