Case report: Atypical case of autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy following COVID-19 vaccination refractory to immunosuppressive treatments

A 54-year-old Japanese man presented with headache and fever the day after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. He became deeply unconscious within a week. Brain MRI showed periventricular linear enhancements and a few spotty lesions in the cerebral white matter. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) testing showed mild ple...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Immunology
Main Authors:	Yuto Morishima, Takanori Hata, Sho Nakajima, Kazumasa Shindo, Mai Tsuchiya, Tsubasa Watanabe, Ippei Tahara, Tetsuo Kondo, Akio Kimura, Takayoshi Shimohata, Yuji Ueno
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
Subjects:	GFAP-astrocytopathy anti-GFAP antibody COVID-19 vaccination autoimmune encephalitis immunosuppressive treatments
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1361685/full