Developmental delay in infants and toddlers with sickle cell disease: a systematic review.
Catherine R HoytTaniya E VarugheseJeni EricksonNatalie HaffnerLingzi LuoAllison J L'HottaLauren YeagerAllison Ann KingPublished in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2021)
These findings emphasize the need for standardized screening to identify children with SCD at risk of delay at a young age to facilitate appropriate referrals for therapeutic intervention. Frequent and comprehensive developmental screening is necessary among all SCD genotypes.
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