Silent cerebral infarct in sickle cell anemia patients of southern Turkey

Nafile Sayman E., LEBLEBİSATAN G., Leblebisatan S., Bicakci K., KILINÇ Y., BARUTÇU A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.50, sa.8, ss.1887-1893, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-2003-192
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1887-1893
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background/aim: Silent cerebral infarct (SCI) is an ischemic lesion seen before clinical signs of brain infarct and ischemic changes in brain tissue. This study aimed to detect SCI with noninvasive methods and to determine related risk factors in patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA).