Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: MRI demonstration of persistent small cerebral infarcts after clinical recovery.
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.
Gruber
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Day-Care Clinic for Cognitive Neurology, University of Leipzig, Germany. grubero@cns.mpg.de
Wittig
L
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Wiggins
C J
CJ
von Cramon
D Y
DY
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*