Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis following the first dose of BNT162b2 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: A case report

Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis following the first dose of BNT162b2 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: A case report

Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (AHLE), is a rare inflammatory demyelinating disorder, variant of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. The diagnosis of AHLE remains challenging due to the rarity of the disease and the lack of a reliable biomarker. We report here a case of a 73-year-old male pat...

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Main Authors: Konstantinos Kalafatakis, Anna Margoni, Maria-Eleni Liakou, Christos Stenos, Panagiotis Toulas, Penelope Korkolopoulou, Eleftheria Lakiotaki, Spiridon A. Lafazanos, Katerina Zekiou, Panagiota Kardara, Aspasia Terentiou, Georgios Nikolaou, Georgios Stouraitis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis
BNT162b2 vaccine
Brain biopsy
Coma
Case report
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024015767

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