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.

Oculomotor nerve palsy

Reduced ability to control the movement of the eye associated with damage to the third cranial nerve (the oculomotor nerve).


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PMID (PMCID)
22209620
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Oculomotor nerve palsy as an initial manifestation of polycythemia vera.
Park YH, Huh YE, Kim JS.
J Clin Neurosci. 2012;19(2):328-30.
In polycythemia vera (PV), even though thrombotic complications are common, ophthalmoplegia rarely occurs, and oculomotor nerve palsy has not been described as an initial manifestation.