Polycythaemia rubra vera, cerebral ischaemia and depression.
A patient with polycythaemia rubra vera complicated by severe psychotic depression is described. There have been no previous reports of polycythaemia rubra vera associated with psychiatric morbidity.
Murray
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City General Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent.
Hodgson
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D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D003702:Delusions / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011087:Polycythemia Vera / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales