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SVARCH, Eva. Stroke present in children presenting drepanocytemia. Rev Cubana Hematol Inmunol Hemoter [online]. 2009, vol.25, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-2996.

Stroke is one of the more severe complications of drepanocytemia. It appears mainly in the first decade of life, with a trend to recurrence, and with cognitive and neurologic permanents. Its optimal prevention and treatment are not accurately established, but nowadays, the more used strategies with better results are the red-blood cell transfusions and the hydroxyurea. Transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCUS) is an usefulness and safe method to predict stroke in many patients.

Palabras clave : Drepanocytemia; stroke; transcranial Doppler ultrasound; hydroxyurea; pediatrics..

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