C ase Report Acta Haematol 1992;88:204-206
Department of Medicine B’, Soroka Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Becr-Shcva, Israel
Key Words Cerebellar infarction Polycythemia vera
Isolated Cerebellar Infarction as a Presenting Symptom of Polycythemia vera
Abstract Although polycythemia vera is one of the reported causes for cerebral infarc tion, isolated cerebellar infarction, a rare disorder, was never reported in com bination with polycythemia vera. This is a report of a 72-year-old woman in whom isolated cerebellar infarction was the presenting manifestation of poly cythemia vera. The patient was treated with recurrent phlebotomies until the hematocrit decreased to
Department of Medicine B’, Soroka Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Becr-Shcva, Israel
Key Words Cerebellar infarction Polycythemia vera
Isolated Cerebellar Infarction as a Presenting Symptom of Polycythemia vera
Abstract Although polycythemia vera is one of the reported causes for cerebral infarc tion, isolated cerebellar infarction, a rare disorder, was never reported in com bination with polycythemia vera. This is a report of a 72-year-old woman in whom isolated cerebellar infarction was the presenting manifestation of poly cythemia vera. The patient was treated with recurrent phlebotomies until the hematocrit decreased to
