Buffalo VA Medical Center

Acute large vessel occlusion stroke as a neurovascular complication of immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: Mechanical thrombectomy and neurocritical care challenges

Background: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare thrombotic microangiopathy caused by severe ADAMTS13 deficiency. Although TTP is known to produce diffuse microvascular neurological injury, its presentation as an acute large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke requiring...