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Effect of transfusion therapy on intracranial stenosis in a child with sickle cell anaemia

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Dr Brunelli is supported by Campus Biomedico University of Rome PhD programme. Dr Mazzucco is supported by the National Institute for Health and Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford. We thank Dr Davide Simonato for his help with MRI image acquisition.

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  1. Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Nicoletta Brunelli

  2. Department of Paediatrics, Milton Keynes University Hospital, Eaglestone, UK

    Basheer Peer Mohamed

  3. Neuroradiology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK

    Maurizio Fuschi

  4. Paediatric Haematology and Oncology Service, Children’s Hospital-Oxford University Hospital Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK

    Amrana Qureshi

  5. Wolfson Centre for Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Wolfson Building , John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK

    Sara Mazzucco

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Brunelli, N., Mohamed, B.P., Fuschi, M. et al. Effect of transfusion therapy on intracranial stenosis in a child with sickle cell anaemia. Neurol Sci 42, 3449–3451 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-021-05232-z

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