Silent Stroke (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

Silent Stroke

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The arrow points to evidence of a silent stroke. In patients with sickle cell anemia, such strokes often go undiagnosed because they do not cause immediate symptoms.

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Robert McKinstry

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