Tan, You-Jiang and Sim, Chun Yang and Narasimhalu, Kaavya and Lim, Kheng Seang (2022) New-onset refractory status epilepticus after first dose of tozinameran. Neurology Asia, 27 (3). pp. 771-776. ISSN 1823-6138, DOI https://doi.org/10.54029/2022wuv.
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As the worldwide vaccination effort against COVID-19 gains traction, complications attributed to the vaccines are increasingly reported in medical literature. Herein, we describe the first two cases of new-onset refractory status epilepticus after receiving their first doses of tozinameran. These were attributed to underlying autoimmune responses against the vaccine given the temporal proximity to them receiving tozinameran, the absence of alternative diagnoses, the refractoriness of their seizures, and their clinical improvement only after administration of immunotherapies. Importantly, their cases supplement existing reports on the rare neurologic complications of the COVID-19 vaccines and continued the amidst the
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | NORSE; COVID-19; Vaccination; Status epilepticus; Encephalitis |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Aug 2023 01:50 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Aug 2023 01:50 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/40908 |
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