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Polycythemia vera

Polycythemia vera (PV) is an acquired myeloproliferative disorder characterized by an elevated absolute red blood cell mass caused by uncontrolled red blood cell production, frequently associated with uncontrolled white blood cell and platelet production.

Cerebral ischemia

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PMID (PMCID)
23683307 (3668271)	OTHER
	Acute embolic cerebral ischemia as an initial presentation of polycythemia vera: a case report.
	Zoraster RM, Rison RA. J Med Case Rep. 2013;7:131.
	Patients with polycythemia vera are at high risk for vaso-occlusive events including cerebral ischemia.
23683307 (3668271)	OTHER
	Acute embolic cerebral ischemia as an initial presentation of polycythemia vera: a case report.
	Zoraster RM, Rison RA. J Med Case Rep. 2013;7:131.
	While hemodilution has been generally discredited for general stroke management, it is potentially beneficial for patients with polycythemia vera and euvolemic hemodilution should be considered for the polycythemic patient with acute cerebral ischemia.