COVID-19 Vaccine-Induced Cerebral Sinus Thrombosis: Coincidence vs. Cause?

Patients who were vaccinated against COVID-19 have experienced thrombosis-thrombocytopenia syndrome and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). It is important to be aware of this potential side effect of the vaccine and to be able to recognize early clinical symptoms and signs of CVST. In this pap...

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Autores principales: Fadul, Abdalla, Abdalla, ELMustafa, Abdelmahmuod, Elabbass, Abdulgayoom, Mohammed, Ali, Elrazi, Al-warqi, Akram, Al-yahary, Hani
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9337791/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35915687
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26436
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Sumario:Patients who were vaccinated against COVID-19 have experienced thrombosis-thrombocytopenia syndrome and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). It is important to be aware of this potential side effect of the vaccine and to be able to recognize early clinical symptoms and signs of CVST. In this paper, we present two cases of COVID-19 vaccination-related CVST. The patients who suffered headaches and seizures were found to have CVST, which was treated with anticoagulation.

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