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. 2022 Oct;97(10):E368-E370.
doi: 10.1002/ajh.26664. Epub 2022 Jul 26.

Early hydroxyurea use is neuroprotective in children with sickle cell anemia

Kristine Karkoska  1 , Amanda Pfeiffer  2 , Dean W Beebe  3   4 , Charles T Quinn  2   4 , Omar Niss  2   4 , Patrick T McGann  5   6
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Early hydroxyurea use is neuroprotective in children with sickle cell anemia

Kristine Karkoska et al. Am J Hematol. 2022 Oct.
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Abstract

Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) who began hydroyxurea before age five years scored no differently on a measure of cognitive funciton than age, sex, and race-matched unaffected peers.

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