Progressive neurological deficits in primary polycythaemia.
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.
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