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Neuropediatrics
. 2023 Nov 16.
doi: 10.1055/a-2212-6936. Online ahead of print. Anti NMDA Autoimmune Encephalitis Post COVID-19 Vaccination in A Pediatric Patient, A Case Report
Haila A Alabssi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nouf F Almulhim[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mohammed Al-Omari[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ayat Al Safar[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
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Post-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination encephalitis is rarely reported particularly in the pediatric population. Herein, we report the first case of post-vaccination anti-NMDA encephalitis in close temporal association with receiving COVID-19 vaccine in a pediatric patient. The patient is a 13-year-old female who received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and presented with subacute neurological and psychiatric symptoms and eventually confirmed the diagnosis of anti-NMDA autoimmune encephalitis. The patient recovered after receiving intravenous immunoglobulins and steroids.
. 2023 Nov 16.
doi: 10.1055/a-2212-6936. Online ahead of print. Anti NMDA Autoimmune Encephalitis Post COVID-19 Vaccination in A Pediatric Patient, A Case Report
Haila A Alabssi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nouf F Almulhim[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mohammed Al-Omari[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ayat Al Safar[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 37973159
- DOI: 10.1055/a-2212-6936
Post-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination encephalitis is rarely reported particularly in the pediatric population. Herein, we report the first case of post-vaccination anti-NMDA encephalitis in close temporal association with receiving COVID-19 vaccine in a pediatric patient. The patient is a 13-year-old female who received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and presented with subacute neurological and psychiatric symptoms and eventually confirmed the diagnosis of anti-NMDA autoimmune encephalitis. The patient recovered after receiving intravenous immunoglobulins and steroids.