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Cognitive functioning and brain magnetic resonance imaging in children with sickle Cell disease. Neuropsychology Committee of the Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease.
Pediatrics - 1 Jun 1996
Armstrong F D, Thompson R J, Wang W, Zimmerman R, Pegelow C H, Miller S, Moser F, Bello J, Hurtig A, Vass K
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OBJECTIVE: Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and neuropsychological evaluations were conducted to determine whether neuroradiographic evidence of infarct in children with sickle cell disease between ages 6 and 12 years would result in impairment in cognitive and academic functioning. METHOD AND DESIGN: Children enrolled in the Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease were evaluated with brain MRI and...
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