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Neurological Sciences
Published in: Neurological Sciences 9/2022

01-06-2022 | Venous Thrombosis | COVID-19

The use of corticosteroids in patients with COVID-19 vaccine–related cerebral venous thrombosis

Authors: Chia Siang Kow, Dinesh Sangarran Ramachandram, Syed Shahzad Hasan

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 9/2022

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We read with great interest the case report authored by Di Pietro et al. [1], which described a case of cerebral venous thrombosis in a female patient after administration of the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine. Interestingly, the patient presented with no thrombocytopenia, and thus vaccine-induced thrombocytopenia with thrombosis, which is more prevalent after administration of vector-based COVID-19 vaccines, was being ruled out. We commend the authors for reporting the case since it paves the way for more investigations on the non-inflammatory-mediated mechanisms that could also involve in the pathophysiology of COVID-19 vaccine–related thrombosis. …
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Metadata
Title
The use of corticosteroids in patients with COVID-19 vaccine–related cerebral venous thrombosis
Authors
Chia Siang Kow
Dinesh Sangarran Ramachandram
Syed Shahzad Hasan
Publication date
01-06-2022
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue 9/2022
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-022-06177-7

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