Dilemma in approach to stroke in sickle cell disease patient: A case report

<h3>Introduction</h3><p dir="ltr">Cerebrovascular accidents in sickle cell disease (SCD) patients carry a high socioeconomic impact and represent the most important cause of morbidity, neurological deficits, and impaired quality of life in SCD young population.</p>&...

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Main Author: Lina Okar (14777164) (author)
Other Authors: Hadeel Ali Alzoubi (21347711) (author), Safa Shukur Mahmud (21347714) (author), Ahmed Elyas (17280673) (author), Mohamed A. Yassin (8361183) (author)
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Hadeel Ali Alzoubi (21347711)
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CVA
PFO
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description <h3>Introduction</h3><p dir="ltr">Cerebrovascular accidents in sickle cell disease (SCD) patients carry a high socioeconomic impact and represent the most important cause of morbidity, neurological deficits, and impaired quality of life in SCD young population.</p><p dir="ltr">Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is prevalent in 25% of the general population and it is associated with ischemic stroke in the young population via paradoxical embolism, yet there are no specific guidelines to address how to manage SCD patients with PFO who suffer a stroke.</p><h3>Patient concerns and diagnosis</h3><p dir="ltr">Here we present a young SCD patient, aged 24 years, who suffered a stroke in childhood and later was discovered to have a PFO on subsequent echocardiography. The patient has been receiving blood transfusion therapy since 3 years of age.</p><h3>Interventions and outcomes</h3><p dir="ltr">No treatment was administered to the patient.</p><p dir="ltr">The intervention that was done was echocardiography with a bubble study to detect PFO.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Recommendations need to be put in place regarding screening for PFO in patients with SCD, in addition to highlighting issues of whether screening needs to be done in patients who have not developed stroke, and if PFO were to be found, what would be the best management approach and how will prognosis be affected.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Medicine<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000029131" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000029131</a></p>
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spelling Dilemma in approach to stroke in sickle cell disease patient: A case reportLina Okar (14777164)Hadeel Ali Alzoubi (21347711)Safa Shukur Mahmud (21347714)Ahmed Elyas (17280673)Mohamed A. Yassin (8361183)Biomedical and clinical sciencesCardiovascular medicine and haematologyNeurosciencesCVAPFOsickle cell diseasestroke<h3>Introduction</h3><p dir="ltr">Cerebrovascular accidents in sickle cell disease (SCD) patients carry a high socioeconomic impact and represent the most important cause of morbidity, neurological deficits, and impaired quality of life in SCD young population.</p><p dir="ltr">Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is prevalent in 25% of the general population and it is associated with ischemic stroke in the young population via paradoxical embolism, yet there are no specific guidelines to address how to manage SCD patients with PFO who suffer a stroke.</p><h3>Patient concerns and diagnosis</h3><p dir="ltr">Here we present a young SCD patient, aged 24 years, who suffered a stroke in childhood and later was discovered to have a PFO on subsequent echocardiography. The patient has been receiving blood transfusion therapy since 3 years of age.</p><h3>Interventions and outcomes</h3><p dir="ltr">No treatment was administered to the patient.</p><p dir="ltr">The intervention that was done was echocardiography with a bubble study to detect PFO.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Recommendations need to be put in place regarding screening for PFO in patients with SCD, in addition to highlighting issues of whether screening needs to be done in patients who have not developed stroke, and if PFO were to be found, what would be the best management approach and how will prognosis be affected.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Medicine<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000029131" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000029131</a></p>2022-07-15T09:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1097/md.0000000000029131https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Dilemma_in_approach_to_stroke_in_sickle_cell_disease_patient_A_case_report/29045162CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/290451622022-07-15T09:00:00Z
spellingShingle Dilemma in approach to stroke in sickle cell disease patient: A case report
Lina Okar (14777164)
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
Neurosciences
CVA
PFO
sickle cell disease
stroke
status_str publishedVersion
title Dilemma in approach to stroke in sickle cell disease patient: A case report
title_full Dilemma in approach to stroke in sickle cell disease patient: A case report
title_fullStr Dilemma in approach to stroke in sickle cell disease patient: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Dilemma in approach to stroke in sickle cell disease patient: A case report
title_short Dilemma in approach to stroke in sickle cell disease patient: A case report
title_sort Dilemma in approach to stroke in sickle cell disease patient: A case report
topic Biomedical and clinical sciences
Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
Neurosciences
CVA
PFO
sickle cell disease
stroke