Approximately 5-8% of patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) develop symptoms of cerebral
disease. 1 Stroke and cerebral thrombo-embolism are commonly seen while sinus …

Figure 2 MRI brain fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequence (A) shows right
parietal hyperintensity from venous hypertension-induced oedema and large arteriovenous …

A 22-year-old man with a history of homozygous sickle cell disease was admitted to the
intensive care unit for acute chest syndrome defined with radiodensity on chest imaging …

Methods Case 1: A 23-year-old lady who had sickle cell crisis and hemoglobin S (HbS) of
70% and total hemoglobin of 4g/dl. She received exchange transfusion and her Hb …

Objective: To describe the clinico-imaging spectrum of sickle cell disease (SCD) related
cerebral fat embolism syndrome (CFES) in Oman. Background: CFES is usually …

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a well-known precipitant of vascular occlusions when triggers
of SCD crisis are active. This process commonly impacts the arterial circulation in different …

IMAGES IN NEUROCRITICAL CARE row necrosis. Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) performed on day 1 of admission revealed bilateral punctate foci of restricted diffusion …

An 18-year-old man with hemoglobin SS-type sickle cell disease presented with acute onset
of headaches and horizontal double vision. On examination, he was noted to have a right …

Background Sickle cell disease is associated with multiple neurological complications
including stroke, seizures, headaches. 10-14% of patients experience seizures but the …

Introduction: Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a devastating complication of sickle cell
disease resulting from extensive bone marrow necrosis and associated with high mortality …