Gürgey A, Kalayci O, Gümrük F, Cetin M, Altay C
Institute of Child Health, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1994 Sep-Oct;11(5):549-52. doi: 10.3109/08880019409141694.
Four children with beta-thalassemia intermedia ages 7 to 11 years developed a clinical picture characterized by headache, hypertension, convulsion, and cerebral hemorrhage after blood transfusion. Successive transfusions did not result in a similar picture. Factors responsible for this syndrome are discussed.