Distribution of silent cerebral infarcts in adults with sickle cell disease

RS Jones, AL Ford, MJ Donahue, S Fellah, LT Davis… - Neurology, 2024 - neurology.org
Background and Objectives Previously we demonstrated that 90% of infarcts in children with
sickle cell anemia occur in the border zone regions of cerebral blood flow (CBF). We tested …

Cerebral hemodynamic changes after haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplant in adults with sickle cell disease

MA Aumann, W Richerson, AK Song, LT Davis… - Blood …, 2024 - ashpublications.org
Preliminary evidence from a series of 4 adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) suggests that
hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) improves cerebral hemodynamics. HSCT largely …

Cerebral hemodynamics and oxygenation in adult patients with sickle cell disease after stem cell transplantation

L Afzali‐Hashemi, E Dovern, KPA Baas… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia associated with
impaired cerebral hemodynamics and oxygen metabolism. Hematopoietic stem cell …

Cerebral vascular shunting and oxygen metabolism in sickle cell disease

AK Song, WT Richerson, MA Aumann… - Blood …, 2025 - ashpublications.org
Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at elevated risk of silent cerebral infarcts and
strokes; however, they frequently lack established stroke risk factors (eg, macrovascular …

Effect of voxelotor on cerebral perfusion and cerebral oxygen metabolism and cardiac stress in adult patients with sickle cell disease

K Konté, L Afzali‐Hashemi, KPA Baas… - American Journal of …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is complicated by silent cerebral infarcts (SCIs), for which anemia
is an important risk factor. Despite normal oxygen delivery (OD), cerebral vascular reserve …

Venous Blood Oxygenation Measurements Using TRUST and T2‐TRIR MRI During Hypoxic and Hypercapnic Gas Challenges

KPA Baas, C Vu, J Shen, BF Coolen… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) and cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen
(CMRO2) may serve as biomarkers in several diseases. OEF and CMRO2 can be estimated …

Cerebral hemodynamics and oxygen metabolism in patients with milder and severe forms of sickle cell disease and thalassemia

L Afzali‐Hashemi, KPA Baas, A Schrantee, E Nur… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Silent cerebral infarcts (SCIs) are present in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) and
thalassemia, but the pathophysiology of SCIs is not fully understood. Previous studies …