Splenic artery embolization in the management of an acute immune thrombocytopenic purpura-related intracranial hemorrhage.

Although relatively rare, intracranial hemorrhage remains the most common cause of immune thrombocytopenic purpura-related mortality [Medeiros D. Current controversies in the management of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura during childhood. Pediatr Clin North Am .