Prevalence and risk factors of cognitive impairment in children with sickle cell disease in Egypt
Youssry I, ElGhamrawy M, Seif H, Balsamo L, Pashankar F, Mahrous M, Salama N. Prevalence and risk factors of cognitive impairment in children with sickle cell disease in Egypt. International Journal Of Hematology 2021, 115: 399-405. PMID: 34792734, DOI: 10.1007/s12185-021-03260-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseHigh lactate dehydrogenaseCell diseaseCognitive impairmentRisk factorsLactate dehydrogenaseCairo University Children's HospitalOlder ageSickle cell disease patientsUniversity Children's HospitalPossible risk factorsMagnetic resonance angiographyMagnetic resonance imagingHydroxyurea therapyTranscranial DopplerChildren's HospitalDisease patientsUnivariate analysisEarly initiationPatientsResonance angiographyImpaired cognitionResonance imagingIntelligence quotient (IQ) testDisease