Spinal cord compression: An unusual sequela of sickle cell disease
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Meghan Shekar
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, Texas, USA
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Meghan Shekar, Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, 6621 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorGina Casini
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDaniel Donoho
Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCarrie Mohila
Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Search for more papers by this authorTaylor Olmsted Kim
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, Texas, USA
Search for more papers by this authorTitilope Fasipe
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, Texas, USA
Search for more papers by this authorTimothy Porea
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, Texas, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Meghan Shekar
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, Texas, USA
Correspondence
Meghan Shekar, Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, 6621 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorGina Casini
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDaniel Donoho
Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCarrie Mohila
Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Search for more papers by this authorTaylor Olmsted Kim
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, Texas, USA
Search for more papers by this authorTitilope Fasipe
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, Texas, USA
Search for more papers by this authorTimothy Porea
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, Texas, USA
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