Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis after Covid-19 vaccination: case report and review of literature.

Journal: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
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Abstract

Mass vaccination has been the main policy to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic. Several vaccines have been approved by the World Health Organization. With growing vaccination, safety concerns and adverse events that need prompt evaluation are also emerging. Herein, we report a case of a healthy woman with longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis after vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine. The patient was successfully treated after ruling out all the possible causes.

Authors
Seyed Maroufi, Fereshteh Naderi Behdani, Fatemeh Rezania, Samaneh Tanhapour Khotbehsara, Zahra Mirzaasgari