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BackgroundVaccination against COVID-19 continues apace, but side-effects, both common and severe, continue to be reported. We report here the first published case of COVID-19 vaccine-related encephalitis.Case presentationA young woman presented with acute neuropsychiatric symptoms following recent ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccination. Extensive investigation did not identify alternative causes.ConclusionsThis difficult case is here described, including presentation, investigation, and management. Further study on neuropsychiatric side-effects of COVID-19 vaccination, including investigation as to whether there may be a causal link, is required.

More information Original publication

DOI

10.1186/s12883-021-02517-w

Type

Journal article

Publication Date

2021-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

21

Addresses

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Keywords

Humans, Encephalitis, Female, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 Vaccines, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19