Age: 62.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Headache, Hemiparesis, Intensive care, Magnetic resonance imaging head, Magnetic resonance imaging neck
Clinical narrative: had a stroke after getting the Pfizer vaccine; weakness left arm and left leg; Headache; Dural venous sinus thrombosis; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 62-year-old female patient received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, solution for injection) (at 62-years of age) dose 2 via an unspecified route of administration, administered in arm right on 01Apr2021 10:20 (Batch/Lot number was not reported) as a single dose for covid-19 immunisation (to not get Covid). Medical history included ongoing multiple sclerosis which was diagnosed back in the early 90's and the doctors saw no new reasons on any part of the MRI of the brain, neck, and spine, there were no new lesion and she has had no problems for 30 years; and she had sinus pressure. There were no concomitant medications. Historical vaccine included BNT162B2 (Batch/lot number: EN6208) dose 1 in her left arm on 11Mar2021 (at 61 years of age) for COVID-19 immunisation. It was reported that the patient had a stroke after getting the Pfizer vaccine. She stated that she was in the ICU for 3 days. They tested every part of her body and couldn't find a reason. She added that she had a clot in her brain with a small bleed and they told her it was highly unusual to happen in that part of the brain. It was stated that it was where the blood goes from the brain to the heart. She mentioned that it was a dural venous sinus thrombosis. She was in the neuroscience ICU for 3 days and her left leg and left arm are still weak and she will start PT. She wanted to talk about reporting and let us know this was happening and that the neuroscience team reported it to the CDC online while she was in the hospital. She wanted to talk about her concerns and see if we are seeing this with other people. She added that she was tested, and they found nothing. She mentioned that she got the vaccine in a Thursday morning and by Friday she had weakness in her left arm and left leg and a headache. She added that there was a high probability that it was related, that it was a new vaccine and it was hard to say it definitely happened from that but it was a high probability. She had other questions, she has heard from other people with other vaccines and people with Covid experience blood clots. She stated that she was wondering what if it was with the vaccine that is reacting to what it thinks is Covid, or is it the body's response. She was wondering if Pfizer comes out with a booster with the variant, should she not take the booster. She stated that it could have killed her if they had not caught the blood clot in her brain and had she not gone to the ER it could have killed her and she was concerned about taking a booster. She provided that she had the Pfizer vaccine on 01Apr2021 in the morning and had a headache that same day and who knows when on Friday morning she had weakness in her left leg and left arm, so within 24 hours. She provided that she went to the ER Saturday 03Apr2021, that she wasn't sure about it and you don't go running for everything. Stated she was admitted 03Apr2021 and was discharged 05Apr2021 or 06Apr2021. She clarified that her headache was totally gone, that she had sinus pressure that was not related and had it as a constant in her life, it was normal for her and happens with changes with the weather. The patient was hospitalized for had a stroke after getting the pfizer vaccine (cerebrovascular accident) from 03Apr2021 to 06Apr2021. The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included blood work constantly, CAT scan of her torso, several CAT scans of her brain, had MRI's and CAT scans constantly, brain MRI, MRV of the brain  all on an unknown date with unknown results. The events resulted from Emergency Room Visit.  The outcome of headache was recovered on an unknown date while not recovered for weakness left arm and left leg. The outcome of other events was unknown.  Information on the lot/batch number has been requested.