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Stroke, Vol 21, 812-816, Copyright © 1990 by American Heart Association

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Cerebral thrombosis in beta-thalassemia/hemoglobin E disease

V Wong, YL Yu, RH Liang, WK Tso, AM Li and TK Chan
University Department of Paediatrics, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.

We describe two Chinese patients with beta-thalassemia/hemoglobin E disease who developed cerebral infarction due to occlusion or stenosis of their extracranial carotid arteries. The roles of platelet abnormalities and other factors in this condition are discussed.

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