Hydroxyurea maintains working memory function in pediatric sickle cell disease
Hydroxyurea maintains working memory function in pediatric sickle cell disease
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United States: Public Library of Science
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English
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) decreases the oxygen-carrying capacity of red blood cells. Children with SCD have reduced/restricted cerebral blood flow, resulting in neurocognitive deficits. Hydroxyurea is the standard treatment for SCD; however, whether hydroxyurea influences such effects is unclear. A key area of SCD-associated neurocognitive impairme...
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Hydroxyurea maintains working memory function in pediatric sickle cell disease
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_3073137111
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_3073137111
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0296196
