CHOREA COMPLICATING POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; REPORT OF A CASE
Authors: Lawrence M. Kotner, John H. Tritt
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1942)

Case Reports1 September 1942CHOREA COMPLICATING POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; REPORT OF A CASELAWRENCE M. KOTNER, M.D., JOHN H. TRITT, M.D.LAWRENCE M. KOTNER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN H. TRITT, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-17-3-544 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptErythremia, or polycythemia vera, is a disease characterized by an increase in the erythrocyte count and volume of the circulating blood, splenomegaly, and various circulatory phenomena due to the increased viscosity of the blood. Neurological symptoms and signs are common in this condition as was emphasized by Vacquez and a little later by Osler in their original reports of this disease. Christian1emphasized the neurological manifestations of this condition and stated that the failure to keep these symptoms in mind leads to mistakes in diagnosis. In his report of 10 cases of polycythemia vera, headaches and vertigo were the most...Bibliography1. CHRISTIAN HA: The nervous symptoms of polycythemia vera, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1917, cliv, 547. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. BROCKBANK TW: Neurologic aspects of polycythemia vera, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1929, clxxviii, 209. Google Scholar3. SLOAN LH: Polycythemia rubra vera; neurologic complications, Arch. Neurol. and Psychiat., 1933, xxx, 154. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. ADAMS LJ: Polycythemia vera with special reference to the nervous manifestations, Canad. Med. Assoc. Jr., 1935, xxxii, 128. Google Scholar5. UMNEY WF: Notes on a fatal case of splenomegalic polycythemia, Lancet, 1909, i, 1243. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. POLLACK LJ: A case of chorea and erythremia, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1922, lxxviii, 724. Google Scholar7. DOLLROTHSCHILD HK: Familial polycythemia with progressive Huntington's chorea, Klin. Wchnschr., 1922, i, 2580. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. SCHIFFSIMON PR: Erythremia with attacks of cataplexy, chorea and mental confusion, Ann. Med.-psychol. (pt. 1), 1913, xci, 616. Google Scholar9. SOMOGYI M: Micromethods for the estimation of diastase, Jr. Biol. Chem., 1938, cxxv, 399. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. COOKSOMOGYI JEM: The rate of glycolysis in erythremia, Arch. Int. Med., 1929, xliv, 813. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication January 21, 1942.From the Medical Service of the Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPolycythemia and choreaChorea in the Elderly with Mutation Positive Polycythemia Vera: A Case ReportChorea and polycythaemiaA case of chorea due to polycythaemia veraPrimary polycythaemia presenting with choreaChorea, polycythaemis, and cyanotic heart disease.Polycythaemia Vera and ChoreaPolyglobulie und Polycythaemia veraPOLYCYTHAEMIA VERA AND CHOREAChorea bei Polycythaemia veraThe natural history of Sydenham's choreaPOLYCYTHEMIA VERA. II. COURSE AND THERAPY*PAUL CALABRESI, M.D., OVID O. MEYER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Das Zentralnervensystem bei Krankheiten des BlutesHuntingtonsche Chorea 1 September 1942Volume 17, Issue 3Page: 544-548KeywordsBlood volumeBrainMedical servicesPolycythemia veraSigns and symptomsSplenomegalyVertigo ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1942 PDF downloadLoading ...