Cerebral venous thrombosis as presenting sign of myeloproliferative disorders.
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.
Haan
J
J
Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Caekebeke
J F
JF
van der Meer
F J
FJ
Wintzen
A R
AR
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