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Review
. 1993 Jan;40(1):23-7.

[Ischemic cerebrovascular accidents in homozygous sickle cell anemia. Two case reports]

[Article in French]
E Mbonda  1 , I Thuret, N Pinsard
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  • PMID: 8442641
Review

[Ischemic cerebrovascular accidents in homozygous sickle cell anemia. Two case reports]

[Article in French]
E Mbonda et al. Ann Pediatr (Paris). 1993 Jan.

Abstract

Two cases of ischemic stroke in children of Tunisian descent with sickle cell anemia are reported. Patients were aged 3 years and 14 years, respectively. Periodic partial exchange transfusions with sedimented red blood cells of identical phenotype prevented further episodes of ischemic stroke. Transplantation of HLA-identical bone marrow from a family member offers a chance of complete cure of the hemoglobin disorder in these children who are at risk of recurrent stroke.

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