Silent Infarcts, White Matter Integrity, and Oxygen Metabolic Stress in Young Adults With and Without Sickle Cell Trait.
Yan WangKristin P GuilliamsMelanie E FieldsSlim FellahMichael M BinkleyMartin ReisKatie D VoYasheng ChenChunwei YingMorey BlinderAllison Ann KingMonica L HulbertHongyu AnJin-Moo LeeAndria L FordPublished in: Stroke (2022)
Adults with SCT showed normal cerebrovascular structure and hemodynamic function. These findings suggest that healthy individuals with SCT are unlikely to be at increased risk for early or accelerated ischemic brain injury.