Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in children with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP): study of 40 cases

Psaila, Bethan; Petrović, Aleksandra; K. Page, Lemke; S. Menell, Jill; Schonholz, Matthew; B. Bussel, James

doi:10.1182/blood-2009-04-215525

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Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in children with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP): study of 40 cases

Published in Blood • Sep 19, 2009

Authors:

Bethan Psaila

Aleksandra Petrović

Lemke K. Page

Abstract

Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is a rare but devastating complication of childhood immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP). A survey of ICH from 1987 to 2000 identified cases of ICH in childhood ITP in the United States. Forty patients with ICH and 80 matched ITP control subjects were accrued. The esti...

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Medicine

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Complication

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