A healthy man was struck by a life-threatening inflammation of his brain and spinal cord after just one dose of a Covid vaccine.

The unnamed 60-year-old sought help from medics in Paris, France after suddenly developing walking problems and

mental confusion, four weeks after receiving a dose of AstraZeneca’s Covid jab.

Brain scans revealed he was suffering from meningoencephalitis—a life threatening swelling of the brain and the tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord—

according to doctors who shared his tale in a medical journal. Continues…

While the condition can be caused by health problems like an infection or blood cancers, analysis of the man’s brain tissue showed no signs of any viruses or other disease that could be responsible

This led medics to believe that the man’s swelling was caused by his Covid vaccination, specifically his immune system over-reacting to the jab.

They then diagnosed him with postvaccinal encephalitis, dangerous brain swelling following a jab.

The man, who suffered two bouts of brain swelling while in the care of the medical team, was treated with special drugs to suppress his immune system for six months until his symptoms were under control.

Doctors, who reported the case JAMA Neurology, said the man had made an almost full recovery three years