Table 2

Stroke (overt and silent) incidences in SCD

Condition (setting)Incidence per 100 patient-yearsReference
Overt stroke   
    Overt stroke (CSSCD) 0.61 Ohene-Frempong et al, 199823  
        2-5 years old 1.02  
        5-9 years old 0.79  
    Overt stroke after parvovirus infection 30.1 Wierenga et al, 200112  
    Over stroke (California)  Fullerton et al, 200424  
        Before STOP 0.88  
        After STOP 0.17  
    Overt stroke (Memphis)  McCarville et al, 200825  
        Before TCD screening 0.46  
        After TCD screening 0.18  
    Over stroke (Philadelphia)  Enninful-Eghan et al, 2010 
        Before TCD screening 0.67  
        After TCD screening 0.06  
Silent stroke   
    New silent stroke (CSSCD, well state) 1.01 Pegelow et al, 2002 
    Recurrent silent stroke (CSSCD) 7.06 Pegelow et al, 2002 
    Recurrent SCI (SITT, well state) 10.7 Quinn et al, 2010 
    New ASCIE (SITT, well state) 47.3 Quinn et al, 2010 
ASCIE (in setting of severe anemia)   
    SCD patients ∼ 664 Current study 
    Non-SCD patients ∼ 243 Current study 
    All patients ∼ 421 Current study 
Condition (setting)Incidence per 100 patient-yearsReference
Overt stroke   
    Overt stroke (CSSCD) 0.61 Ohene-Frempong et al, 199823  
        2-5 years old 1.02  
        5-9 years old 0.79  
    Overt stroke after parvovirus infection 30.1 Wierenga et al, 200112  
    Over stroke (California)  Fullerton et al, 200424  
        Before STOP 0.88  
        After STOP 0.17  
    Overt stroke (Memphis)  McCarville et al, 200825  
        Before TCD screening 0.46  
        After TCD screening 0.18  
    Over stroke (Philadelphia)  Enninful-Eghan et al, 2010 
        Before TCD screening 0.67  
        After TCD screening 0.06  
Silent stroke   
    New silent stroke (CSSCD, well state) 1.01 Pegelow et al, 2002 
    Recurrent silent stroke (CSSCD) 7.06 Pegelow et al, 2002 
    Recurrent SCI (SITT, well state) 10.7 Quinn et al, 2010 
    New ASCIE (SITT, well state) 47.3 Quinn et al, 2010 
ASCIE (in setting of severe anemia)   
    SCD patients ∼ 664 Current study 
    Non-SCD patients ∼ 243 Current study 
    All patients ∼ 421 Current study 

SCD indicates sickle cell disease; CSSCD, Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease; STOP, Stroke Prevention Trial in Sickle Cell; TCD, transcranial doppler ultrasound; and SITT, Silent Infarction Transfusion Trial.

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