Table 1.

Correlation of hematologic characteristics with middle cerebral artery velocities (transcranial Doppler ultrasonography)

MCA velocity
(TCD)
Hemoglobin,
g/dL
Reticulocytes, %F-hemoglobin, %
High (n = 4) 7.8 ± 0.7 11.8  ±  2.6 7.5  ±  3.4  
Conditional (n = 3) 7.7 ± 0.8 10.3  ±  3.1 7.9  ±  0.6  
Normal (n = 10) 8.7 ± 1.0 7.5  ±  3.2 8.6  ±  3.4  
Unmeasurable (n = 1) 7.6 6.9 7.3 
 P = NS P = NS P = NS 
MCA velocity
(TCD)
Hemoglobin,
g/dL
Reticulocytes, %F-hemoglobin, %
High (n = 4) 7.8 ± 0.7 11.8  ±  2.6 7.5  ±  3.4  
Conditional (n = 3) 7.7 ± 0.8 10.3  ±  3.1 7.9  ±  0.6  
Normal (n = 10) 8.7 ± 1.0 7.5  ±  3.2 8.6  ±  3.4  
Unmeasurable (n = 1) 7.6 6.9 7.3 
 P = NS P = NS P = NS 

MCA indicates middle cerebral artery; TCD, transcranial Doppler ultrasonography; NS, nonsignificant.