Prevalence of stroke in children admitted with sickle cell anaemia to Mulago Hospital.

Deogratias MunubeElly KatabiraGrace NdeeziMoses JolobaSamden LhatooMartha SajatovicJames K Tumwine

Published in: BMC neurology (2016)

The prevalence of stroke in hospitalized Ugandan children with SCA was 6.8 %. Children with stroke were often admitted with other medical conditions such as severe anaemia, bacteraemia and vaso-occlusion.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
young adults
risk factors
healthcare
cerebral ischemia
sickle cell disease
brain injury
blood brain barrier
subarachnoid hemorrhage
acute care