Moderate dose of hydroxyurea in children with sickle cell disease and stroke. Preliminary results
Twenty children with sickle cell anemia, two with SC hemoglobinopathy and one with S/â0 thalassemia were treated, with a previous stroke or abnormal ultrasound transcranial Doppler (TCD) flow velocities more than 170 cm/s. The mean follow-up was of 41 ± 19 months. Hydroxyurea (HU) at a dose of 25 mg...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Editorial Ciencias Médicas
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| Series: | Revista Cubana de Hematología, Inmunología y Hemoterapia |
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| Online Access: | http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0864-02892014000100004&lng=en&tlng=en |