Sickle cell disease (SCD): neurological features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Sickle cell disease (SCD): neurological features. Ischaemic: these account for 75% of strokes in SCD. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Stroke: types
- Ischaemic: these account for 75% of strokes in SCD
- Intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH)
- Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH)
Other haemorrhages
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Acute painful crisis
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Chronic pain
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Cerebral aneurysms
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Seizures: risk factors
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Other neurological features
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References
- DeBaun MR, Kirkham FJ. Central nervous system complications and management in sickle cell disease. Blood 2016; 127:829-838.
- Noubiap JJ, Mengnjo MK, Nicastro N, Kamtchum-Tatuene J. Neurologic complications of sickle cell disease in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurology 2017; 89:1516-1524.
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- Kim S, Brathwaite R, Kim O. Evidence-Based Practice Standard Care for Acute Pain Management in adults with sickle cell disease in an urgent care center. Qual Manag Health Care 2017; 26:108-115.
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