title: Progressive neurological deficits in primary polycythaemia.
abstract: Patients with primary polycythaemia may present clinical features which lead to an erroneous diagnosis of intracerebral neoplasm. Three such cases are described in detail in this report.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000209:etiology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009461:Neurologic Manifestations; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D011011:Pneumoencephalography; D011087:Polycythemia Vera / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis