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Neurological Complications following Blood Transfusions in Sickle Cell Anemia
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Neurological Complications following Blood Transfusions in Sickle Cell Anemia

Hana Alharbi, Nayaab Khawar, Jolanta Kulpa, Anne Bellin, Simona Proteasa and Revathy Sundaram
Case reports in hematology, Vol.2017, pp.3649397-3
01/01/2017
PMCID: PMC5239863
PMID: 28127478

Abstract

Case Report
In Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) patient blood transfusions are an important part of treatment for stroke and its prevention. However, blood transfusions can also lead to complications such as Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome (RPLS). This brief report highlights two cases of SCA who developed such neurological complications after a blood transfusion. RLPS should be considered as the cause of neurologic finding in patients with SCA and hypertension following a blood transfusion.
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