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http://dx.doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2015.58.2.137

Concurrent Ruptured Pseudoaneurysm of the Internal Carotid Artery and Cerebral Infarction as an Initial Manifestation of Polycythemia Vera

Choi, Kyu-Sun (Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Kim, Jae-Min (Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Ryu, Je-Il (Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Oh, Young-Ha (Department of Pathology, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)

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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society / v.58, no.2, 2015 , pp. 137-140 More about this Journal

Abstract

The most common neurologic manifestations of polycythemia vera (PV) are cerebral infarction and transient ischemic attacks, while cerebral hemorrhage or intracranial dissection has been rarely associated with PV. Here we report the first case of a 59-year-old patient with intracranial supraclinoid internal carotid artery (ICA) dissection causing cerebral infarction and concomitant subarachnoid hemorrhage due to pseudoaneurysm rupture as clinical onset of PV. This case report discusses the possible mechanism and treatment of this extremely rare condition.

Keywords

Polycythemia vera; Cerebral infarction; Pseudoaneurysm; Dissection; Acquired von Willebrand disease;

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