title: Ischemic Monomeric Neuropathy in a Woman with Sickle Cell Anaemia.
abstract: Sickle cell disease is an inherited haemoglobinopathy that can affect multiple organs and systems. The most common neurological complication in sickle cell disease is stroke and silent cerebral infarcts. Peripheral nervous system involvement has been described but is exceedingly rare. Herein, we describe the case of a young woman who presented with acute flaccid paralysis and sensory loss of the left lower extremity in the context of a painful vasoocclusive crisis which resolved rapidly after receiving an emergency automated red cell exchange transfusion.
authors.affiliation: Haemoglobinopathy Service, Department of Haematology, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7725-3274
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agapidou
authors.affiliation: Haemoglobinopathy Service, Department of Haematology, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aiken
authors.affiliation: Haemoglobinopathy Service, Department of Haematology, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Linpower
authors.affiliation: Haemoglobinopathy Service, Department of Haematology, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Dimitris A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Tsitsikas