Publications by authors named "A D Adekile"
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- - The study established normal reference ranges for spleen size in different age groups of healthy individuals in North-Eastern Nigeria to serve as a baseline for assessing spleen size in patients with sickle cell disease.
- - Spleen sizes were measured using ultrasound in both healthy controls and steady-state sickle cell disease patients, with classifications into small, normal, or enlarged sizes based on age-specific values.
- - Findings indicated that among the sickle cell disease patients, 8.87% had small spleens, 33.3% had normal-sized spleens, and 10.3% had enlarged spleens, providing important data for monitoring spleen health in malaria-endemic areas.
Introduction: Stroke is one of the most devastating complications of sickle cell disease (SCD). Transcranial Doppler Imaging (TCDI) is the least invasive screening method to predict patients at risk for developing stroke in the disease. After a 10-year follow-up, we longitudinally assessed the TCDI in children with SCD without neurological symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMalaria is considered an important cause of morbidity and mortality among people living with sickle cell disease (SCD). This has partly been attributed to the loss of splenic function that occurs early in the disease process. We conducted a cross-sectional study and determined the frequency of malaria infection among SCD patients and explored the association with spleen's presence on ultrasonography and spleen function assessed using the frequency of Howell-Jolly bodies (HJBs).
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