Autoimmune neurological complications after Covid-19 vaccination remain exceptional

German specialists have identified 21 autoimmune neurological complications in their respective canton that occurred between March 1 and June 1, 2021 after Covid-19 vaccination in the 232,603 inhabitants vaccinated. They counted: 

  • sinus cerebral thrombophlebitis (3); 
  • demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system (8);
  • dysimmune neuropathies (4);
  • myositis (3);
  • myasthenia gravis;
  • large cell cerebral arteritis;
  • limbic encephalitis.

The outcome was overwhelmingly favorable for those affected, although some of them still have consequences to this day. This work is not likely to call into question the value of vaccination.

 

Neurological autoimmune diseases following vaccinations against SARS-CoV-2: a case series. Kaulen LD, Doubrovinskaia S, Mooshage C, et al. Eur J Neurol. 2021 Oct 19