Stroke in sickle  cell beta thalassemia - a case report highlighting pitfalls in management in a low prevalence country

dc.contributor.author	Premathilaka, L.H.R.A.
dc.contributor.author	Lakmini, M.S.
dc.contributor.author	Thamal Dharshana, L.G.
dc.contributor.author	Nawaratne, S.B.
dc.contributor.author	Mettananda, S.
dc.contributor.author	de Silva, S.T.
dc.contributor.author	Premawardhena, A.P.
dc.date.accessioned	2018-02-08T04:36:22Z
dc.date.available	2018-02-08T04:36:22Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.identifier.citation	Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine.2017;26(2):55–57	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2579-1990
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/18601
dc.description.abstract	Stroke in Sickle cell disease is a devastating complication. As Sickle cell disease is uncommon in Sri Lanka many clinicians may be unfamiliar with management of the disease and its complications. A 10-year-old boy presented with a transient ischaemic attack. He has had a silent large parietal infarct previously. He had been managed with transfusions and had undergone a splenectomy. However, he had not received hydroxyurea or undergone trans-cranial Doppler assessment.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Kandy Society of Medicine	en_US
dc.subject	Sickle beta thalassemia	en_US
dc.title	Stroke in sickle cell beta thalassemia - a case report highlighting pitfalls in management in a low prevalence country	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

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