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Matteo Boattini1, Gaetano Procaccianti.
Abstract
We report a case of a 39-year-old man with expressive aphasia due to occlusion of the temporal stem of the left middle cerebral artery. Laboratory tests showed microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia and thrombocytopenia. A thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) was diagnosed, and thrombolytic therapy (TT) with alteplase followed by therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) were performed with complete resolution of symptoms. The gold standard TTP treatment is TPE, and its delay can be lethal. The use of TT in TTP is controversial and has potential risks. This case shows a successful TT in a patient with typical TTP presenting as a stroke due to a large cerebral artery occlusion.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23362068 PMCID: PMC3604442 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2012-008426
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X