Summary 'Paradoxical'embolization via intracardiac or intrapulmonary right‐to‐left shunts
(RLS) is an established cause of stroke. Hypercoagulable states and increased right heart …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of potential intracardiac shunts, including patent
foramen ovale (PFO), in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and stroke. STUDY DESIGN …

Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is the most common cause of childhood stroke, occurring with the
highest frequency before the age of 6 years. Despite the relative frequency of stroke in SCA …

Stroke is a traumatic complication in sickle cell anaemia (SCA) that is associated with
significant morbidity and a risk of recurrent overt stroke of 2· 2–6· 4 events per 100 patient …

Silent cerebral infarctions (SCI) are the most common neurological injury in children with
sickle cell anaemia (SCA), but their incidence/prognosis in early childhood has not been …

Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) carry a 200-fold increased risk for cerebral infarction.
Stroke can be the result of small-vessel (SV) or large-vessel (LV) disease. However, it is …

In a prospective cohort study, we tested the hypothesis that children with sickle cell anemia
(SCA) with normal transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) velocities and without silent …

Stroke is common in children with sickle cell anemia, but is rarely attributed to the traditional
causes of stroke identified in other children. An 11-year-old girl with sickle cell anemia …

The most common form of neurologic injury in sickle cell anemia (SCA) is silent cerebral
infarction (SCI). In the Silent Cerebral Infarct Multi-Center Clinical Trial, we sought to identify …

Thrombospondin-1 and L-selectin are Associated with Silent Cerebral Infarct in Children with
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