title: Thrombotic microangiopathy isolated to the central nervous system.
abstract: A man with plasma cell dyscrasia and bone marrow infiltration presented with rapidly progressive encephalopathy. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed multiple small areas of abnormal signal that correlated with the autopsy findings of thrombotic microangiopathy isolated to the central nervous system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lavi
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Raps
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D015432:Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation; D008875:Middle Aged; D010265:Paraproteinemias / Q000150:complications*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011699:Putamen / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D013788:Thalamus / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*