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Depression and cognitive deficits as long‐term consequences of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is an acute life‐threatening microangiopathy with a tendency of relapse characterized by consumptive thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and spontaneous von Willebrand factor–induced platelet clumping leading to… Click to show full abstract

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is an acute life‐threatening microangiopathy with a tendency of relapse characterized by consumptive thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and spontaneous von Willebrand factor–induced platelet clumping leading to microthrombi. The brain is frequently affected by microthrombi leading to neurologic abnormalities of varying severity.

Keywords: cognitive deficits; deficits long; thrombotic thrombocytopenic; depression cognitive; thrombocytopenic purpura

Journal Title: Transfusion
Year Published: 2017

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