Thrombocytopenic thrombotic purpura: Severe clinic with no CT, minor MRI, but a SPECT correlate

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 56-62

  Baron, Y ^a   Bargemann, T ^b   Harten, P ^c   Gutschmidt, H J ^b  

^a Radiologische Abteilung   (Germany)

^b Abt Internistische I   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

CT; Gyrus parietooccipitalis; Hypoperfusion; MR1; Organic affective syndrome; Petechial cortical hemorrhage; SPECT

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CONTROL; HEMODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROLOGY;

GYRUS PARIETOOCCIPITALIS; HYPOPERFUSION; ORGANIC AFFECTIVE SYNDROME; PETECHIAL CORTICAL HEMORRHAGE; THROMBOCYTOPENIC THROMBOTIC PURPURA;

DISEASES;

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; APHASIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ADULT; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032808792     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(98)00088-6     Document Type: Article

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