A case with prolonged headache after COVID-19 vaccination and later developed Bell's palsy.
Acta Neurol Taiwan
; 32(2): 65-68, 2023 Jun 30.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2323665
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
During COVID-19 pandemic, the authorization of emergent usage of new vaccine has raised suspicions and doubts about potential adverse events related to vaccination. Among the reported adverse events related to ChAdOx1/nCoV-19 vaccine, facial paralysis did not have an incident rate higher than natural occurrence like mRNA vaccines. However, temporal association between vaccination and facial palsy have been documented in several studies. Here, we report a case of an otherwise healthy 23-year-old Taiwanese female who experienced prolonged headache since the second day postvaccination and developed facial palsy on the tenth day. CASE REPORT A 23-year-old Taiwanese female who was previously healthy experienced intermittent right side throbbing headache, general malaise, myalgia and fever. Headache, transient ear pain and right scalp numbness developed in the next few days but quickly resolved. On day ten after vaccination, signs of facial palsy on the right side of her face was noticed. The results of brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with contrast displayed no abnormality. Facial stimulation and blink reflex tests were compatible with right facial neuropathy.CONCLUSION:
Reactivation of latent herpes virus has been suggested as one of the possible mechanisms underlying the phenomenon, but the causal pathophysiology related to the symptom needs further validation. Moreover, in the event of facial palsy post-vaccination, alternative diagnoses such as Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), Ramsey-Hunt syndrome, Lyme disease, trauma, central nervous system infection (CNS) infection, or stroke should also be considered.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bell Palsy
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Facial Paralysis
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COVID-19 Vaccines
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COVID-19
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Headache
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
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Vaccines
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Young adult
Language:
English
Journal:
Acta Neurol Taiwan
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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