Sickle cell disease (SCD) presents challenges to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
(HSCT), including donor availability and morbidity with age/disease severity. However …

Pain is the most frequently occurring complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) and the
leading cause of hospitalizations for affected individuals. Acute pain episodes are also an …

Effective management of sickle cell pain entails a thorough understanding of its
pathophysiology and the pharmacogenomics of the opioids used to manage it. In recent …

Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is one of the most common therapeutic procedures in
modern medicine. Although frequently lifesaving, it often has deleterious side effects. RBC …

Background and Objectives Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) are prone to
symptomatic neurologic complications. Previous studies reported accrual of neural injury …

Sleep-related disorders (SRDs) are common in sickle cell disease, however, identification
may be time-consuming. Simultaneous survey of multiple SRDs utilizing a simplified …

In this issue of the journal Alvarez and colleagues [1] describe pain and other
nonneurological adverse events in children with sickle cell anemia (SS) and previous stroke …

Objectives: In this brief report, we compared peripheral nerve morphology in tissues
obtained from Berkeley transgenic SCD mice and control animals. Methods: Sciatic nerves …

Abstract In African-American children aged 5 to 17 years with and without type SS sickle cell
disease (SCD-SS), dominant hand maximal handgrip strength, peak power, and plantar …

Objective To assess the frequency of neuropathic pain (NP) and its impact in young patients
with sickle cell disease (SCD). Methods We used the ID‐Pain (ID‐P) questionnaire and a …