title: Approach to the diagnosis and treatment of acute subarachnoid hemorrhage in a patient with sickle cell disease.
abstract: We report a case of subarachnoid hemorrhage in a 38-year-old patient with sickle cell anemia. This case highlights the limitations of non contrast computed tomography in the diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage in patients with sickle cell disease as well as the special needs of this patient population in addressing the treatment of stroke.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA. Electronic address: mattlyonmd@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lyon
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA.
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jeter
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lottenberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy