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Rapid resolution of organic mental syndrome in sickle cell anemia in response to exchange transfusion

Division of Pediatric Neurology, the Neurological Institute (Drs. Haruda, Friedman, Ganti, and Chutorian), and the Department of Pediatrics, Babies Hospital (Drs. Haruda, Hoffman, and Chutorianl, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Haruda, 724 Cass Street, Monterey, CA 93940.

A 10-year-old boy with sickle cell anemia had a recurrent organic mental syndrome. On two occasions, symptoms and signs cleared promptly with exchange transfusion, and his neurologic condition was stable when the percentage of hemoglobin S was 19.4%.

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				S. Jayabose, F. Sheikh, and N. Mitra Exchange Transfusion in the Management of CNS Grisis in Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Pediatrics, November 1, 1983; 22(11): 776 - 777. [PDF]