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ArticleClinical imaging2022

Left Bell's palsy following the first dose of mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine: A case report.

Michaela Cellina, Andrea D'Arrigo, Chiara Floridi, Giancarlo Oliva, Gianpaolo Carrafiello

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Article in Clinical imaging, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Analytical review of facial nerve palsy following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: comprehensive assessment.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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  4. Bell's Palsy, an Adverse Event Following COVID Vaccines.Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology · 2024
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  8. Co-VAN study: COVID-19 vaccine associated neurological diseases- an experience from an apex neurosciences centre and review of the literature.Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia · 2023
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  10. Post-COVID-19 Vaccination CNS Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings: A Systematic Review.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Michaela CellinaDepartment of Radiology, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milano, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli, Piazza Principessa Clotilde 3, 20121 Milan, Italy. Electronic address: michaela.cellina@asst-fbf-sacco.it.
Andrea D'ArrigoDepartment of Neurology, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milano, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli, Piazza Principessa Clotilde 3, 20121 Milan, Italy.
Chiara FloridiDepartment of Radiology, Division of Special and Pediatric Radiology, University Hospital "Umberto I Lancisi Salesi", Via Conca 71, 60126 Ancona, AN, Italy.
Giancarlo OlivaDepartment of Radiology, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milano, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli, Piazza Principessa Clotilde 3, 20121 Milan, Italy.
Gianpaolo CarrafielloDepartment of Radiology, Policlinico di Milano Ospedale Maggiore|Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Via Francesco Sforza, 35, 20122 Milano, Italy; Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Festa del Perdono, 7, 20122 Milano, Italy.
ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco · ITFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · ITOspedali Riuniti Umberto I · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Even though no definitive link has been established, Bell's palsy has been described as a potential side effect of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in a few reports, and the US Food and Drug Administration has recommended strict surveillance of its occurrence in the vaccinated general population. We present the case of a previously healthy 35-year-old female patient who developed Bell's palsy 12 h after receiving the first dose of the mRNA-1273 vaccine. Her general practitioner performed the diagnosis, and corticosteroid treatment was initiated, with slow symptoms improvement. The neurologist's evaluation and a contrast-enhanced brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging revealed a subtle enhancement of the left facial nerve, confirming the diagnosis of Bell's palsy.

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Bell PalsyCOVID-192019-nCoV Vaccine mRNA-1273AdultCOVID-19 VaccinesFemaleHumansmRNA VaccinesSARS-CoV-22019-nCoV Vaccine mRNA-1273COVID-19 VaccinesmRNA VaccinesBell's palsyCOVID-19 vaccine side effectsFacial nerve paralysisModerna vaccineSARS-CoV-2 vaccine

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PMID34763263
PMCPMC8566211
OpenAlexW3213097202

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