Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome following Exchange Transfusion and Steroids in a Child with Sickle Cell Disease: A Case Report
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چکیده
A 5-year-old female with SCD presented thunderclap headaches, followed by stabbing headaches after receiving an exchange transfusion and prednisolone. She developed ischemic infarcts in the left parietal right paramedian frontal lobes.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of pediatric neurology and neuroscience
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2642-4797']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36959/595/444