Cerebral thrombosis in beta-thalassemia/hemoglobin E disease

Stroke. 1990 May;21(5):812-6. doi: 10.1161/01.str.21.5.812.

Abstract

We describe two Chinese patients with beta-thalassemia/hemoglobin E disease who developed cerebral infarction due to occlusion or stenosis of their extracranial carotid arteries. The roles of platelet abnormalities and other factors in this condition are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Arteries / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Cerebral Infarction / etiology
  • Child
  • Female
  • Hemoglobin E* / genetics
  • Hemoglobins, Abnormal* / genetics
  • Heterozygote
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / complications*
  • Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Thalassemia / complications*
  • Thalassemia / genetics
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Hemoglobins, Abnormal
  • Hemoglobin E