LGI-1 encephalopathy following ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccination
Abstract A 71-year-old male patient was diagnosed with LGI1 encephalopathy 4 weeks following a first ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccination. Extensive work-up including analysis of CSF and PET examination did not reveal a tangible cause so that a vaccine-associated encephalopathy was considered as differential...
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| description | Abstract A 71-year-old male patient was diagnosed with LGI1 encephalopathy 4 weeks following a first ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccination. Extensive work-up including analysis of CSF and PET examination did not reveal a tangible cause so that a vaccine-associated encephalopathy was considered as differential diagnosis. Under steroid treatment, the faciobrachial dystonic seizures subsided. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-11c7684df5e14008b8f4305c7767f40c2022-12-22T02:38:15ZengBMCNeurological Research and Practice2524-34892022-06-01411210.1186/s42466-022-00187-8LGI-1 encephalopathy following ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccinationTamara Garibashvili0Josef Georg Heckmann1Department of Neurology, Municipal Hospital LandshutDepartment of Neurology, Municipal Hospital LandshutAbstract A 71-year-old male patient was diagnosed with LGI1 encephalopathy 4 weeks following a first ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccination. Extensive work-up including analysis of CSF and PET examination did not reveal a tangible cause so that a vaccine-associated encephalopathy was considered as differential diagnosis. Under steroid treatment, the faciobrachial dystonic seizures subsided.https://doi.org/10.1186/s42466-022-00187-8LGI1 encephalitisChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccinationCovid-19 |
| spellingShingle | Tamara Garibashvili Josef Georg Heckmann LGI-1 encephalopathy following ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccination Neurological Research and Practice LGI1 encephalitis ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccination Covid-19 |
| title | LGI-1 encephalopathy following ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccination |
| title_full | LGI-1 encephalopathy following ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccination |
| title_fullStr | LGI-1 encephalopathy following ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccination |
| title_full_unstemmed | LGI-1 encephalopathy following ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccination |
| title_short | LGI-1 encephalopathy following ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccination |
| title_sort | lgi 1 encephalopathy following chadox1 ncov 19 vaccination |
| topic | LGI1 encephalitis ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccination Covid-19 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42466-022-00187-8 |
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