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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura misdiagnosed as autoimmune cytopenia: Causes of diagnostic errors and consequence on outcome. Experience of the French thrombotic microangiopathies reference centre.
Am J Hematol
April 2017
Service de Médecine Interne, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Charles Nicolle, Rouen, France.
Article Synopsis
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) can have serious outcomes if not properly managed, and misdiagnosis can delay treatment; a study found that 20% of TTP cases were initially misdiagnosed.
- Common misdiagnoses included autoimmune thrombocytopenia, often linked to autoimmune hemolytic anemia, and misdiagnosed patients tended to be female, have autoimmune disorders, and display specific lab results, such as antinuclear antibodies and low schistocyte counts.
- Though misdiagnosed patients experienced longer recovery for platelet counts, their disease was less severe at diagnosis compared to those accurately diagnosed, indicating that certain lab results should not dismiss a TTP diagnosis, especially in cases with
Does impaired socioemotional functioning account for behavioral dysexecutive disorders? Evidence from a transnosological study.
Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn
January 2017
a Laboratoire de Neurosciences Fonctionnelles et Pathologies (EA 4559), Département de médecine , Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens , France.
Behavioral dysexecutive disorders are highly prevalent in patients with neurological diseases but cannot be explained by cognitive dysexecutive impairments. In fact, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Given that socioemotional functioning underlies appropriate behavior, socioemotional impairments may contribute to the appearance of behavioral disorders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicrosurgical anatomy of the Adamkiewicz artery-anterior spinal artery junction.
Surg Radiol Anat
July 2016
Service de Neurochirurgie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Amiens Nord, Place Victor Pauchet, 80054, Amiens Cedex 01, France.
Purpose: The aim of this study is to describe the anterior spinal artery-Adamkiewicz artery (ASA-AKA) junction and establish a classification allowing defining the neurological risk in either thoracoabdominal aorta aneurysm treatment and in anterior or transforaminal thoracolumbar spine surgery.
Methods: Fifteen spinal cords of fresh cadavers were dissected. Both lumbar arteries and ASA were injected with strongly diluted red-colored silicon.
Odontoid fracture complicating Jaffe-Lichtenstein disease. Case report.
J Neurosurg Spine
March 2008
1 Service de Neurochirurgie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Amiens Nord, Amiens, France.
The authors report the case of a 31-year-old man with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia who suffered a traumatic odontoid fracture in an area of a preexisting bone lesion. Conservative treatment was successfully performed. Jaffe-Lichtenstein disease is discussed along with differential diagnoses and alternative methods of treatment.
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