A Patient with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Presenting with an Acute Ischemic Stroke

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 244-245

  Theeler, Brett J ^a   Ney, John P ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Stroke; thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN BRUISING; SYMPTOM; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; BLOOD PLATELETS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARTICLE SIZE; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC;

EID: 45449084211     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2008.01.014     Document Type: Article

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