Short term stroke outcome is worse among individuals with sickle cell trait

Background: Most (86%) of the global stroke mortality are from low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) including African countries which have the highest prevalence of the sickle cell trait (Hb AS). The effects of this trait on stroke occurrence and outcome are poorly understood. We aimed to investi...

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Main Authors: P. Olowoyo, M.O. Owolabi, B. Fawale, A. Ogunniyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:eNeurologicalSci
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405650216300090