Traditionally, neuropsychological deficits due to Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) have been
understudied in adults. We have begun to suspect, however, that symptomatic and asymptomatic …

… Cell Disease Program for Learning and Neuropsychological … neuropsychological services
accessible and acceptable to families by embedding them within the Sickle Cell Disease …

… Careful neuropsychological assessment provides a means to identify possible markers of
central nervous system (CNS) pathology and informs early prevention and intervention for …

… The most common reasons that a child or adolescent with SCD may be referred for
neuropsychological assessment by the medical treatment team include: evidence of overt stroke, …

… Sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with increased risk of stroke and cognitive … routine
neuropsychological testing and MRI during treatment at a comprehensive sickle cell center. It …

… , such as direct disease effects on the brain. Likewise, when assessing an individual child
… ignored when considering the potential causes of neuropsychological assessment results. …

… Forty-three children and adolescents (8–16 years old) with sickle cell disease (SCD) and no
overt … Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary hemoglobinopathy that affects an estimated …

… Neuropsychology. There is a dearth of evidence in terms of studies of neuropsychological
… Consequently, there is a need for comprehensive neuropsychological assessments to …

… seemingly routine neuropsychological assessments hold the … The rapid evolution of
neuropsychological assessment in … to the practical problems of identification, assessment, care, …

… consideration in neuropsychological assessment, and these are not always independent of
one another. General testing factors refer to broader principles of assessment that should be …