Acute Ischemic Stroke Associated with Essential Thrombocythemia and Suspected Platelet Aggregation in Intracranial Artery.
- Author:
Hak Young RHEE
1
;
Hye Yeon CHOI
;
Sang Beom KIM
;
Won Chul SHIN
;
Key Chung PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea. azzo73@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acute ischemic stroke;
Essential thrombocythemia;
Platelet aggregation;
Stroke mechanism
- MeSH:
Arteries;
Blood Platelets;
Cerebral Arteries;
Humans;
Infarction;
Platelet Aggregation;
Stroke;
Thrombocythemia, Essential;
Thrombosis
- From:Korean Journal of Stroke
2011;13(1):34-36
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Acute ischemic stroke is often the first manifestation of essential thrombocythemia (ET). We report two cases of acute ischemic stroke in patients with ET who suffered acute thrombus formation in a large cerebral artery with related cortical infarction. We suggest that platelet aggregation and its distal embolization may occur in large intracranial arteries in patients with ET.
