A case report of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine-associated encephalitis.

BMC Neurol

Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, Watford Road, Harrow, HA1 3UJ, UK.

Published: December 2021

Background: Vaccination 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 Presentation: A young woman presented with acute neuropsychiatric symptoms following recent ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccination. Extensive investigation did not identify alternative causes.

Conclusions: This 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.

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