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Editor, Senior Moderator
Int J Rheum Dis
. 2022 Jun 23.
doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.14372. Online ahead of print.
Case report of acute encephalitis following the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Shu-Yuan Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hsin-Hua Chen[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Po-Yu Liu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zhi-Yuan Shi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yu-Hui Lin[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Che-An Tsai[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shih-Ping Lin[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines have proven to be safe, effective and life-saving. However, little information is available on the neurological complications of COVID-19 vaccine. Here, we report a case who developed acute encephalomyelitis 1 week after being vaccinated with AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (AZ vaccine). Autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (ASIA) was also suspected. After intravenous dexamethasone and subcutaneous fondaparinux therapy, he returned to normal life without neurological sequelae. Four months later, he received Moderna COVID-19 vaccine without any sequelae.
Keywords: COVID-19; encephalitis; vaccine.
. 2022 Jun 23.
doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.14372. Online ahead of print.
Case report of acute encephalitis following the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Shu-Yuan Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hsin-Hua Chen[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Po-Yu Liu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zhi-Yuan Shi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yu-Hui Lin[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Che-An Tsai[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shih-Ping Lin[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 35748025
- DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.14372
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines have proven to be safe, effective and life-saving. However, little information is available on the neurological complications of COVID-19 vaccine. Here, we report a case who developed acute encephalomyelitis 1 week after being vaccinated with AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (AZ vaccine). Autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (ASIA) was also suspected. After intravenous dexamethasone and subcutaneous fondaparinux therapy, he returned to normal life without neurological sequelae. Four months later, he received Moderna COVID-19 vaccine without any sequelae.
Keywords: COVID-19; encephalitis; vaccine.