Age: 76.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Cerebrovascular accident, Fatigue, Gait inability, Hemiparesis, Herpes zoster
Clinical narrative: 'lost feeling of the left side'; still has some shingles; laid on his floor and went to sleep/passed out for 2 hours; got a stroke within 9 hours; got really tired; a small clot in the right side; lost feeling of the left side, couldn't walk, and couldn't do anything; lost control of his bladder/urinated in his pants; left arm went numb; the muscle was sore for about a week; This spontaneous case was reported by a patient and describes the occurrence of CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT (got a stroke within 9 hours), LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (laid on his floor and went to sleep/passed out for 2 hours), THROMBOSIS (a small clot in the right side) and HEMIPARESIS ('lost feeling of the left side') in a 76-year-old male patient who received mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (batch no. 050C21A) for COVID-19 vaccination. The occurrence of additional non-serious events is detailed below.     The patient's past medical history included Injury, Back surgery, Gallbladder operation, Heart valve replacement and Heart valve disorders. Concomitant products included METHYLSULFONYLMETHANE (MSM 1000) for Joint disorder, CHONDROITIN SULFATE SODIUM, GELATINE HYDROLYSATE, GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE, HYALURONIC ACID (GLUCOSAMINE CHONDROITIN [CHONDROITIN SULFATE SODIUM;GELATINE HYDROLYSATE;GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE;HYALURONIC ACID]), CALCIUM, ZINC, COQ10 [ASCORBIC ACID;BETACAROTENE;CUPRIC OXIDE;MANGANESE SULFATE;SELENIUM;TOCOPHERYL ACETATE;UBIDECARENONE;ZINC OXIDE], COLECALCIFEROL (VITAMIN D3), LINUM USITATISSIMUM SEED OIL (FLAX SEED OIL), VITAMIN E NOS, VITAMIN C [ASCORBIC ACID], MULTIVITAMIN [ASCORBIC ACID;CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE;COLECALCIFEROL;CYANOCOBALAMIN;NICOTINAMIDE;PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE;RETINOL;RIBOFLAVIN;THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE] and FISH OIL (FISH OIL OMEGA 3) for an unknown indication.    On 10-Jun-2021 at 5:00 PM, the patient received second dose of mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (unknown route) 1 dosage form. On 10-Jun-2021, the patient experienced HYPOAESTHESIA (left arm went numb) and MYALGIA (the muscle was sore for about a week). On 11-Jun-2021, the patient experienced THROMBOSIS (a small clot in the right side) (seriousness criterion medically significant), GAIT INABILITY (lost feeling of the left side, couldn't walk, and couldn't do anything), URINARY INCONTINENCE (lost control of his bladder/urinated in his pants) and FATIGUE (got really tired). On 11-Jun-2021 at 2:00 AM, the patient experienced CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT (got a stroke within 9 hours) (seriousness criterion medically significant). On 11-Jun-2021 at 3:00 AM, the patient experienced LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (laid on his floor and went to sleep/passed out for 2 hours) (seriousness criterion medically significant). On 22-Jun-2021, the patient experienced HERPES ZOSTER (still has some shingles). On an unknown date, the patient experienced HEMIPARESIS ('lost feeling of the left side') (seriousness criterion medically significant). The patient was treated with GABAPENTIN at a dose of 100 mg three times a day and LORAZEPAM at an unspecified dose and frequency. At the time of the report, CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT (got a stroke within 9 hours), LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (laid on his floor and went to sleep/passed out for 2 hours), THROMBOSIS (a small clot in the right side), HEMIPARESIS ('lost feeling of the left side'), HERPES ZOSTER (still has some shingles), GAIT INABILITY (lost feeling of the left side, couldn't walk, and couldn't do anything), URINARY INCONTINENCE (lost control of his bladder/urinated in his pants), HYPOAESTHESIA (left arm went numb), MYALGIA (the muscle was sore for about a week) and FATIGUE (got really tired) outcome was unknown.      DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS (normal ranges are provided in parenthesis if available): On an unknown date, Magnetic resonance imaging: didn't find anything wrong (Inconclusive) didn't find anything wrong and patient mentioned the small clot in the right side..     For mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (Unknown), the reporter did not provide any causality assessments.   72 hours after receiving the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the patient got shingles. He still had some shingles, and stated "it is leaving but still numbness in a belt from the stomach center to the back of the left side, front side is well, and back is numb". He was taking Gabapentin 100 mg three times a day for the shingles, which was the only prescription medication he was currently taking then. He was also prescribed pain medicine for the shingles which he no longer took as the pain had left. One of the pain medications is lorazepam.   The patient received the second dose, and he stated his left arm went numb. The injection was in the top part of the shoulder, and it did not hurt up there, but the muscle was sore for about a week. In addition, the patient stated he "got a stroke within 9 hours" at 2AM on 11 Jun 2021 and lost feeling of the left side, couldn't walk, and couldn't do anything. He went to the bathroom and lost control of his bladder. He urinated in his pants and got really tired, so he laid on his floor and went to sleep at 3AM. He also described this as "passed out for 2 hours". At 5AM in the morning, he woke up and was fine. He went to the doctor on 18 Jun 2021, who told him that he had a TIS or a small stroke. The MRI didn't find anything wrong, and patient mentioned the small clot in the right side. He was never hospitalized.   Prior medical history included spine injury, 2 back surgeries, gallbladder surgery, an artificial valve in his heart, and a clogged aortic valve in the patient's heart. He has taken vitamins and supplements daily for the past 20 years.  Company Comment: Based on the current available information and temporal association between the use of the product and the start date of the events, a causal relationship cannot be excluded.   This case was linked to MOD-2021-231546 (Patient Link).; Sender's Comments: Based on the current available information and temporal association between the use of the product and the start date of the events, a causal relationship cannot be excluded.