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[Polycythemia vera as a cause for progressive cognitive impairment].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) - 1 Nov 2020
Kowar Michael, Wilhelm Kai, Jacobs Andreas H
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HISTORY: A 82-years old woman was admitted with a progressive cognitive decline for further investigations and treatment. FINDINGS AND DIAGNOSIS: In the computed tomography of the brain findings of subcortical artherosclerotic encephalopathy (SAE) were present. Laboratory findings revealed elevated hemoglobin-levels (19.9 g/dl). In further investigations we found a mutation in JAK-2 as diagnostic sign for...
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