HPV Vaccination May Trigger Rare and Often Misdiagnosed Autoimmune Brain Disease

Anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis has been linked to several vaccines, including HPV and COVID-19 vaccination.
HPV Vaccination May Trigger Rare and Often Misdiagnosed Autoimmune Brain Disease
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New research suggests the human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) can trigger a rare autoimmune brain disorder that causes psychiatric or neurological symptoms following vaccination—and is easily mistaken as psychosis in its early stages.

A recently published study in Current Medicinal Chemistry identified a possible relationship between anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis and HPV vaccination.
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