Clinical characteristics and brain MRI findings in myeloproliferative neoplasms

Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) including polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET) have an increased risk of ischemic stroke. However, little is known about brain morphological changes and the cerebral vasculature in MPNs. The aim of the present study is to clarify the prevalence rates of brain infarcts (BIs) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and to assess the detailed clinical and MRI characteristics in those patients.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - June 17, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Koichiro Nagai, Takashi Shimoyama, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Yuki Sakamoto, Satoshi Suda, Satoshi Wakita, Yasuhiro Nishiyama, Koiti Inokuchi, Kazumi Kimura Source Type: research