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Selected Works of Wilhelmina Wright-Harp
Article
The Language and Working Memory Abilities of Children with Sickle Cell Disease with and without Silent Cerebral Infarct: A Preliminary Study
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences (2011)
  • Natalie Ottey
  • Dr. Wihelmina Wright-Harp, Howard University
  • Dr Joan Payne, Howard University
  • Barbara Speller-Brown
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Abstract
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a recessive inherited blood disorder that can cause a sequelae of central nervous system complications. Recent studies have suggestged that 22% of all school-aged children with SCD (hemoglobin SS) will expreience a silent cerebral infract (SCI) in the absence of any overt neurological or phsyical symptoms before 14th birthday...
Disciplines
Publication Date
December, 2011
Citation Information
Natalie Ottey, Wihelmina Wright-Harp, Joan Payne and Barbara Speller-Brown. "The Language and Working Memory Abilities of Children with Sickle Cell Disease with and without Silent Cerebral Infarct: A Preliminary Study" Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/wwright-harp/1/