title: Cerebral venous thrombosis as presenting sign of myeloproliferative disorders.
abstract: Two patients with cerebral venous thrombosis are described. In both patients laboratory findings suggested an underlying haematological disorder and bone marrow biopsy showed a myeloproliferative disorder. Both chronic cerebral venous thrombosis and early myeloproliferative disorders are difficult to diagnose. Their combined occurrence may be less rare than is frequently supposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haan
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Caekebeke
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: van der Meer
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Wintzen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology*; D009196:Myeloproliferative Disorders / Q000473:pathology*; D011087:Polycythemia Vera / Q000473:pathology