Sickle Cell Disease and Strokes
These instructions are for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) patients with sickle cell disease who are going home following a stroke.
Important information:
Children with sickle cell disease, especially those under the age of 10, can have a stroke. A stroke happens when part of the brain does not get as much blood as it needs. Sickle-shaped cells can damage and block blood vessels that supply blood to the brain. As a result, the brain does not get enough oxygen.
Patient instructions:
Your child has had a stroke but is now ready to go home.
Continue to give medicines as prescribed.
Keep your follow-up appointments.
Contact your CHOP hematology team with questions or concerns or if your child develops any of the symptoms listed below:
If your child leaves the hospital with any of these symptoms, call your team if they worsen.
215-590-3535
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CHOP Main patients:
8:30am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday
215-590-3437
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Voorhees patients
8:00am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday
856-435-7502
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King of Prussia patients:
8:00am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday
267-425-3320
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Weekends, holidays and every day after
5:00pm, all patients: 215-590-1000, ask the
hospital operator for the hematologist on call.
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For non-urgent issues, send your team a message in the MyCHOP portal.
Reviewed on June 22, 2023, by Alexandra Kaspin, RN, MSN