Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura MRI

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

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

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

References

↑ 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.

Overview