title: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: a treatable cause of childhood encephalopathy.
abstract: We describe two patients less than 13 years of age with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, a rare disorder in childhood. Both children were treated with plasma exchange therapy, which resulted in a rapid resolution of symptoms. This disorder is a cause of childhood encephalopathy, which can be treated effectively with plasma exchange.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Lawlor
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Wadsworth
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010951:Plasma Exchange; D011697:Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*