Primary thrombocythemia in a patient with cerebellar infarction.
A patient suffering from essential thrombocythemia presented manifestations of digital thromboses and two cerebral ischemic strokes. Anomalies of platelet function are discussed in relation to published data and the efficacy of antiaggregant treatment is stressed.
D000328:Adult; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000503:physiopathology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications*; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013922:Thrombocytosis / Q000150:complications*