Purpose To determine the neurological complications associated with sickle cell anaemia
(SCA) in Nigerians and evaluate the relative frequencies. Methodology Six-hundred-thirteen …

In a five year retrospective study of 360 patients with homozygous (SS) sickle cell disease,
eighteen (5%) were found to have neurological complications. Their ages ranged from 7 …

The pattern of associated Central Nervous System (CNS) disorders in children with
homozygous sickle cell anaemia was studied over a 12-month period at the University of …

Stroke is a leading cause of physical disability worldwide. Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is the
most common cause of stroke in children. The aim is to determine the prevalence of stroke in …

Background: Stroke is a life-changing, debilitating complication of sickle cell disease (SCD).
Previous studies had recorded high stroke prevalence amongst this group of patients …

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is reported to be the most common genetic disorder affecting
Nigerians. Children with SCD are at a high risk of neurological morbidity. The main objective …

AIM Sickle cell anaemia contributes the equivalent of 25% of under 5 deaths in Africa, with
up to 16% of such deaths occurring in some West African countries. The aim of this study …

Backgroud: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a more common and severe disease in Africa.
Nigeria the most populous black nation in Africa has the largest number of sickle cell …

We reviewed our records over a 15-year period to determine whether or not the impression
that stroke complicating sickle cell disease was less common than reported in North …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Stroke, a severe and recurrent but preventable
complication of sickle cell disease (SCD), has not been well studied in Cameroon. To obtain …