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Published in: Neurological Research and Practice 1/2022

01-12-2022 | Vaccination | Letter to the editor

LGI-1 encephalopathy following ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccination

Authors: Tamara Garibashvili, Josef Georg Heckmann

Published in: Neurological Research and Practice | Issue 1/2022

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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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Metadata
Title
LGI-1 encephalopathy following ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccination
Authors
Tamara Garibashvili
Josef Georg Heckmann
Publication date
01-12-2022
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Neurological Research and Practice / Issue 1/2022
Electronic ISSN: 2524-3489
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s42466-022-00187-8

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