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ArticleCureus2022

Multiple Sclerosis Relapse Following COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Saurabh Kataria, Sylvette Rogers, Usama Bilal, Haisum Baktashi, Romil Singh

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Saurabh KatariaNeurology, Ochsner Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, Shreveport, USA.
Sylvette RogersNeurology, Caribbean Medical University, Atlanta, USA.
Usama BilalInternal Medicine, Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical and Dental College, Lahore, PAK.
Haisum BaktashiNeurology, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, PAK.
Romil SinghCritical Care, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, USA.
Caribbean University · PRLiaquat National Hospital · PKLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport · USLouisiana State University in Shreveport · USShaikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical Institute · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mass vaccination against coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has effectively controlled the pandemic and has been remarkably effective and safe. Reports of a few adverse events have been reported after post-marketing surveillance. We present a rare case of multiple sclerosis (MS) relapse in a female who presented with fatigue, involuntary eye movements, and numbness; autoimmunity following the COVID-19 vaccine has also been described. She was diagnosed with MS six years back and was in remission. She received her COVID-19 vaccine 18 days ago. Her clinical and radiological features confirmed the MS relapse. Her serology for COVID-19 immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM was positive, and she was managed with intravenous methylprednisolone and symptomatic management. Our case provides a possible association of vaccine-associated MS relapse; however, more evidence is warranted from future studies.

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covid-19 vaccinemrna-based vaccinemultiple sclerosismultiple sclerosis flare-upsars-cov-2 pandemic

Identifiers

PMID35198286
PMCPMC8854205
OpenAlexW4206502844

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