Patients after handling of brain aneurysm should be submitted to increased care throughout the period of vaccination against COVID-19

Nonetheless, some 11% may develop stroke within a year of the procedure. [...]the question arises as to whether this group of patients can be submitted to different medical procedures, including vaccination against COVID-19, which has been reported to incidentally elicit thromboembolic events, without the necessity of special precautions. INTRODUCTION The advent of anti-COVID-19 vaccines marked a turning point during the global pandemic, providing a powerful tool for overcoming social fear and problems with the re-organization of the economy and health service systems. In the context of future events, it must be mentioned here, that in our institution the patency of both maternal vessel and its distal branches beyond the applied clip is routinely checked intraoperatively with Doppler probe following the strictly observed criterion that the amplitude of the tone must not differ before and after clip application. In other situations (e.g. heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis) special protocols have been developed to protect against an increased risk of complications._Generally, it is stressed that healthcare professionals should be alert to early signs and symptoms of thrombo-embolism and patient should be actively investigated for signs of thrombosis.