title: Catatonia in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: case report.
abstract: A young woman with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and a history of "catatonic schizophrenia" proved to have had a prolonged previous episode of TTP with catatonic features. TTP may present with a variety of "mental" phenomena; its pathophysiology may prove to be relevant to psychiatry. As a treatable but potentially fatal disease, its recognition is important.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002389:Catatonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011697:Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Q000150:complications*; D012560:Schizophrenia, Catatonic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology