Musallam Khaled M, Khoury Ruby A, Abboud Miguel R
Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Hemoglobin. 2011;35(5-6):618-24. doi: 10.3109/03630269.2011.621148. Epub 2011 Oct 3.
Cerebral infarction is a common complication in sickle cell disease. Both overt and silent infarcts evident on neuroimaging have been described. In this article we overview the current knowledge of cerebral infarction in this patient population and discuss recent updates on the role of preventive intervention.
脑梗死是镰状细胞病的常见并发症。神经影像学上可见的明显和隐匿性梗死均有描述。在本文中,我们概述了该患者群体脑梗死的现有知识,并讨论了预防干预作用的最新进展。