text: do sickle cell kids have seizures and cysts on the brain?   "complications from the sickle cells blocking blood flow and early breaking apart include: pain episodes  strokes  increased infections  leg ulcers  bone damage  yellow eyes or jaundice  early gallstones  lung blockage  kidney damage and loss of body water in urine  painful erections in men (priapism)  blood blockage in the spleen or liver (sequestration)  eye damage  low red blood cell counts (anemia)  delayed growth "  information on sickle cell disease and  "what can be done to help prevent these complications" at the site below