Incidence of stroke in individuals with sickle cell disease according to patient age
The graph illustrates the rates of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in a cohort of 255 hospitalized patients with sickle cell disease and stroke. Refer to UpToDate content on stroke in sickle cell disease for further details.
From: Strouse JJ, Jordan LC, Lanzkron S, et al. The excess burden of stroke in hospitalized adults with sickle cell disease. Am J Hematol 2009; 84:548.
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