Annotated bibliography

1)Bojanowski, Jennifer. "Sickle Cell Disease." The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders. Ed. Laurie J. Fundukian. 3rd ed. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale. 1395-1403. Gale Virtual Reference Library. 2010 Web. 3 Apr. 2011.

This article goes into detail about the disease. It also speaks of treatments and medicine used by SCA infected people. It also provides more symptoms than i have found previously.


2)Kristin Moquist, et al. "Transition Planning for Youth With Sickle Cell Disease: Embedding Neuropsychological Assessment Into Comprehensive Care." Pediatrics 126. Health Source - Consumer Edition. EBSCO. 3 Dec. 2010. Web. April 3 2011.

This article goes over the risk of neurophysiological impairment caused by sickle cell. It suggests alternatives strategies for addressing the needs of youth with this disease.

3)Virgil C. McKie, et al. "Neurophsychologic Impairment in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia." Pediatrics 84.Health Source - Consumer Edition. EBSCO. 6 Dec 1989 Web. 3 April. 2011.

This article discusses the intellegence scores of SCA people compared to normal people.It shows that sickle cell infected people scored significantly lower on cognitive measures.

4)Thomas R. Konrad, et al. "Risky behavior in teens with cystic fibrosis of sickle..." Pediatrics 101.Health Source - Consumer Edition. EBSCO. Feb. 1998 Web. 3 Apr. 2011.

This study does research on the risky behavior demonstrated in sickle cell infected teens and normal teens. The study showed that sickle cell infected teens were more cautious and took less risks.

5)Elliott P. Vichinsky, et al. "Neuropsychological Dysfunction and Neuroimaging Abnormalities in Neurologically..." JAMA Vol 303 No. 18.jama.assn.org. American Medical Association. 12 May. 2010. Web. 3 April. 2011.

This article was also done to research IQ levels. It is trying to bring to light possible brain disorders that are ofter overlooked and overshadowed by the other symptoms.