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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura MRI

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Findings on MRI suggestive thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura include: posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, Acute cerebral ischemia, and hemorrhage.

MRI

MRI

  • Brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Findings on MRI suggestive of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura include:[1]
References

References

  1. ↑ Burrus, T. M.; Wijdicks, E. F.M.; Rabinstein, A. A. (2009). “Brain lesions are most often reversible in acute thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura”. Neurology. 73 (1): 66–70. doi:10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181aaea1b. ISSN 0028-3878.

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sogand Goudarzi, MD [2]