ArticleCureus2026
Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Presenting as an Acute Stroke Mimic in a Young Pakistani Man.
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Abstract
Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) is a life-threatening thrombotic microangiopathy that can have acute neurological symptoms and resemble ischemic stroke. A 27-year-old Pakistani man was transported by ambulance after being found unconscious, unable to speak, and unable to move his right side, which was suspected to be a stroke. He had been unwell for two weeks, was clinically jaundiced, and had a possible seizure during the previous week. Urgent plain computed tomography (CT) and CT angiography of the brain were called and revealed no acute abnormality and no obvious large vessel occlusion. There was no evidence of acute infarction on magnetic resonance imaging. His National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score was 15/42, which is a moderate stroke. Laboratory studies showed hemoglobin 6.0 g/dL, platelet count 3x10
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