Brainwaves

If you have sickle cell disease, that means you have a 1 in 10 chance of experiencing a stroke before college. And if you don't think that's going to hold you back, you don't know stroke. This week on BrainWaves, Dr. Erica Jones shares her experience with the neurologic complications of sickle cell anemia, and the latest guidelines for managing patients with this condition. BrainWaves podcasts and online content are intended for medical education only and should not be used to guide medical decision making in routine clinical practice. REFERENCES 1. "Data & Statistics." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 31 Aug. 2016. Web. 04 Dec. 2016. 2. Wang WC, Dwan K.
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