Authors
Jörg B Schulz, Peter Berlit, Hans‐Christoph Diener, Christian Gerloff, Andreas Greinacher, Christine Klein, Gabor C Petzold, Marco Piccininni, Sven Poli, Rainer Röhrig, Helmuth Steinmetz, Thomas Thiele, Tobias Kurth, German Society of Neurology SARS‐CoV‐2 Vaccination Study Group, Angelika Alonso, Thorsten Bartsch, Christoph Baumsteiger, Felix Bode, Hakan Cangür, Michael Daffertshofer, Manuel Dafotakis, Marianne Dieterich, Friederike Fabian, Mathias Fousse, Jana Godau, Martin Grond, Albrecht Günther, Alexander Gutschalk, Georg Hagemann, Corinna Hartmann, Rüdiger Hilker‐Roggendorf, Günter Höglinger, Benno Ikenberg, Fatme Seval Ismail, Sarah Jesse, Bernd Kallmünzer, Rolf Kern, Martin Klietz, Samuel Knauß, Benjamin Knier, Volker Limmroth, Annerose Mengel, Johannes Meyne, Martin Morgenthaler, Matthias Müller, Simon Nagel, Ralf Dittrich Niels, Oezguer A Onur, Johann Pelz, Johannes Plenge, Sven Poli, Christian Roth, Joachim Röther, Christian Saß, Silvia Schönenberger, Roger Schubert, Ole Simon, Ina Specht Agaplesion, Anne Sperfeld, Annette Spreer, Andreas Steinbrecher, Jochen Steiner, Henning Stetefeld, George Trendelenburg, Nils Bijan Vatankhah, Christoph Michael Wahl, Katja Wartenberg, Karsten Witt, Matthias Wittstock, Björn Wolf, Joachim Wolf, Julian Zimmermann
Publication date
2021/10
Journal
Annals of neurology
Volume
90
Issue
4
Pages
627-639
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Description
Objective
We aimed to estimate the incidence of cerebral sinus and venous thrombosis (CVT) within 1 month from first dose administration and the frequency of vaccine‐induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) as the underlying mechanism after vaccination with BNT162b2, ChAdOx1, and mRNA‐1273, in Germany.
Methods
A web‐based questionnaire was e‐mailed to all departments of neurology. We requested a report of cases of CVT occurring within 1 month of a COVID‐19 vaccination. Other cerebral events could also be reported. Incidence rates of CVT were calculated by using official statistics of 9 German states.
Results
A total of 45 CVT cases were reported. In addition, 9 primary ischemic strokes, 4 primary intracerebral hemorrhages, and 4 other neurological events were recorded. Of the CVT patients, 35 (77.8%) were female, and 36 (80.0%) were younger than 60 years. Fifty‐three events …
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