Prolonged migraine aura resembling ischemic stroke following CoronaVac vaccination: an extended case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

After the initiation of the COVID-19 vaccination program in Thailand, thousands of patients have experienced unusual focal neurological symptoms. We report 8 patients with focal neurological symptoms after receiving inactivated virus vaccine, CoronaVac.

Case series

Patients were aged 24-48 years and 75% were female. Acute onset of focal neurological symptoms occurred within the first 24 h after vaccination in 75% and between 1-7d in 25%. All presented with lateralized sensory deficits, motor deficits, or both, of 2-14 day duration. Migraine headache occurred in half of the patients. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain during and after the attacks did not demonstrate any abnormalities suggesting ischemic stroke. All patients showed moderately large regions of h

SUBMITTER: Suwanwela NC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8777408 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature