Subarachnoid hemorrhage and diplopia as initial presentation of polycythemia vera.
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Diplopia as Initial Presentation of Polycythemia vera Christian Opherk a , Roland Brüning b , Hannah L. Pellkofer a , Martin Dichgans a , Gerhard F. Hamann a Departments of a Neurology and b Neuroradiology at the Institute of Clinical Radiology, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich , Germany PV initially presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage, in which a concomitant brainstem infarction mimicked an ophthalmoplegic aneurysm.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Cerebrovascular diseases
دوره 19 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005