TY - JOUR T1 - Ischemic stroke after AstraZeneca (Covid-19) vaccination JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - 1136 LP - 1139 DO - 10.15537/smj.2021.42.10.20210326 VL - 42 IS - 10 AU - Muath A. Alammar Y1 - 2021/10/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/42/10/1136.abstract N2 - Vaccination against SARS-COV-2 is considered an effective preventive strategy to halt COVID-19 pandemic. Reports of thromboembolic events in vaccine recipients has jolted some of the European countries to pause the vaccination process temporarily. It is still unclear whether the events are actually due to the vaccines or it is just a coincidence. The gravity of events particularly in young and previously normal patients merits further research to reach some conclusion. Here we present a similar case who sustained ischemic stroke shortly after receiving the first dose of his vaccine. ER -