Polycythemia Vera with Cerebral Thrombosis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract

          Ischemic stroke arise from primary thrombosis of the vessels or embolic events but also from markedly increased blood cells. A common feature of these disorders is the creation of a prothrombotic state, now commonly referred to as “hypercoagulable state.” Hematologic diseases such as essential thrombocythemia, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, and polycythemia vera clearly cause ishemic stroke. This report is a male patient with polycythemia vera that presenting with nonspecific symptoms such as headache, malaise, weakness and vertigo which finally developed ischemic stroke from cerebral thrombosis and and literature review.