title: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: MRI demonstration of persistent small cerebral infarcts after clinical recovery.
abstract: Abnormalities in the brain of patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) are infrequent on MRI, often reversible and mainly limited to symptomatic stages of the disease. We report a case in which high-resolution MRI demonstrated multiple persistent small cortical infarcts after clinical remission. High-resolution MRI investigations may detect clinically latent but permanent brain damage, and complement clinical judgement in guiding therapeutic decisions.
authors.affiliation: Day-Care Clinic for Cognitive Neurology, University of Leipzig, Germany. grubero@cns.mpg.de
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gruber
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wittig
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wiggins
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: von Cramon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011697:Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*