Pedro Junqueira Fleury Silva, Caroline Martins Silva, Brunno Machado de Campos, Paula de Melo Campos, Samuel de Souza Medina, Andreza Lamonica, José Vitor Coimbra Trindade, Fernando Cendes, Fernando Ferreira Costa, Sara Teresinha Olalla Saad, Bruno Deltreggia Benites
Sickle cell disease (SCD) patients are at higher risk of developing silent cerebral infarcts and overt stroke, which may reflect cognitive impairment, functional limitations, and worse quality of life. The cognitive function of Brazilian adult SCD patients ( n = 124; 19-70 years; 56 men; 79 SS, 28 SC, 10 S/β0 , 7 S/β+ ) was screened through Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and correlated the results with possible predictive factors for test performance, including sociocultural, clinical, laboratory data and brain imaging...
April 2024: EJHaem