Vaccine administration may be involved in the development of some central nervous system demyelinating diseases. The COVID-19 vaccine is being administered to the entire population, but to date, little association between vaccination and the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) has been suggested, and only a few case reports have been published. Here, we present a 40-year-old woman who developed cervical myelitis after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Myelitis was considered the initial clinical manifestation of MS. Our case suggests a possible link between the vaccination and the clinical MS attack.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8527738 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroim.2021.577755 | DOI Listing |
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