Silent Strokes Common in Pediatric Acute Anemia
March 15, 2011|Hospitalist News (Archived)
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Major Finding: Diffusion-weighted MRI in children hospitalized with acute anemic events showed evidence of acute silent infarction in 4 of 22 patients with sickle cell disease (18%) and in 2 of 30 patients without sickle cell disease (7%).
Data Source: Prospective, controlled study of 52 children.
Disclosures: Dr. Dowling said he had no relevant conflicts of interest. He has received research support from First American Real Estate Services Inc. The Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, funded the study.
FROM THE INTERNATIONAL STROKE CONFERENCE
Dr. Dowling said he had no relevant conflicts of interest. He has received research support from First American Real Estate Services Inc.
