Essential thrombocytemia and transient ischemic attack: case report

Essential thrombocytemia (ET) is clonal myeloproliferative disorders such as polycytemia vera, chronic myelogenous leukemia, and idiopathic myelofibrosis. It is characterized by thrombocytosis, thromboembolic events and mucocutaneous hemorrhage. Neurological symptoms include headache, vertigo, paresthesia, stroke, dysarthria, scintillating scotomas, syncope and even seizures. In this paper, we presented two patient with ET suffered from transient ischemic attack and discussed relation of ET and cerbrovascular disease.

Keywords: Essential thrombocytemia, transient ischemic attack, stroke.

Esansiyel trombositozis ve geçici iskemik atak; 2 olgu sunumu

Esansiyel trombositoz (ET) polisitemia vera, kronik miyelojen lösemi, idiyopatik miyelofibrozis gibi miyeleoproliferatif bir hastalýktýr. Trombositoz, tromboembolik durumlar ve mukokutanöz hemorajiler ile karakterizedir. Nörolojik semptomlar arasýnda baþ aðrýsý, baþ dönmesi, parestezi, strok, dizartri, skotomlar, senkop ve nöbet görülebilir. Bu yazýda geçici iskemik atak ile gelen 2 olguda ET saptanmýþ ve ET + serebrovasküler hastalýk iliþkisi tartýþýlmýþtýr.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Esansiyel trombositozis, geçici iskemik atak, strok.