Pearls and oy-sters: acute ischemic stroke caused by atypical thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is an episodic microangiopathic coagulopathy characterized by profound thrombocytopenia and hemolytic anemia. Neurovascular complications, including stroke and TIA, occur commonly upon initial TTP presentation, and the underlying etiology of such neurologic manifestations is usually hinted by the concomitant hematologic abnormalities.
Medical subject headings
- Brain Ischemia
- Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic
- Stroke