Transcranial doppler in sickle cell anaemia: evaluation of brain blood flow parameters in children of Aracaju, Northeast - Brazil Doppler transcraniano em portadores de anemia falciforme: estudo dos parâmetros de fluxo sangüíneo cerebral em crianças de Aracaju, Sergipe

Transcranial doppler in sickle cell anaemia: evaluation of brain blood flow parameters in children of Aracaju, Northeast - Brazil Doppler transcraniano em portadores de anemia falciforme: estudo dos parâmetros de fluxo sangüíneo cerebral em crianças de Aracaju, Sergipe

BACKGROUND: Environmental factors interfere on sickle cell anaemia (SCA). Transcanial Doppler (TCD) is important to evaluate cerebrovascular disease. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate brain haemodynamic profile of children with SCA in Sergipe. METHODS: Cross sectional study (group1: SCA patients aged 3-18; gro...

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Main Authors: Hyder Aragão de Melo, José Augusto S. Barreto-Filho, Roberto César P. do Prado, Rosana Cipolotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2008-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
Doppler transcraniano
anemia falciforme
fluxo sanguíneo cerebral
pulsatilidade
crianças
transcranial Doppler
sickle cell anaemia
cerebral blood flow
pulsatility
children
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000300015
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