Acute transverse myelitis after BNT162b2 vaccination against COVID-19: Report of a fatal case and review of the literature

J Neurol Sci. 2022 Mar 15:434:120102. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120102. Epub 2021 Dec 20.

Authors

Hiroto Nakano¹, Kazuyoshi Yamaguchi², Kouhei Kawabata², Miwako Asakawa², Yasuko Matsumoto²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan. Electronic address: neuro-nakano@med.kanazawa-u.ac.jp.
² Department of Neurology, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute transverse myelitis; BNT162b2; SARS-CoV-2; Steroid; Vaccination.

Publication types

Letter
Review

MeSH terms

BNT162 Vaccine
COVID-19* / prevention & control
Humans
Myelitis, Transverse* / etiology
SARS-CoV-2
Vaccination / adverse effects

Substances

BNT162 Vaccine