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Other Research
Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia are currently working on both retrospective and prospective studies relating to SCD and stroke risk:
Baby TCD
In Baby TCD, children with sickle cell disease under 24 months of age
were followed by transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound until their third
birthday. The purpose of this study was to acquire pilot data to help
determine whether TCD can be done in infants (feasibility), results can
be repeated (reproducibility), and TCD can predict stroke in children
younger than 2 years of age.
Adult TCD
Adults received TCD at the Medical College of Georgia and at a hospital in
Brazil. The aim of the study is to show that TCD may help predict stroke
risk in older patients with sickle cell disease.
HyRetro
In this retrospective study, TCD and other information were collected on
children who were receiving hydroyurea. Ten hospitals, led by the Medical
College of Georgia, are participating in this study to see whether
hydroxyurea may have an effect on stroke risk and TCD velocities.