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Do you screen adults in your practice with sickle cell disease for silent cerebral infarcts?

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Hematology · Boston University School of Medicine

The details of the ASH guidelines regarding adults are complex. It was not my practice to screen all patients. More than 50% of adults have silent infarction. Screening requires MRI and this, according to the guidelines, needs careful attention to many details before it is reliable. There are no pro...

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