ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2022
Bilateral facial palsy after COVID-19 vaccination.
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- Acquired bilateral facial palsy: a systematic review on aetiologies and management.Journal of neurology · 2023Pooled it
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- Guillain-Barré Syndrome During the Outbreak of Omicron in Southern China: A Multicenter Case-Control Study.Journal of inflammation research · 2025Article
- Cardiac and Neurological Complications Post COVID-19 Vaccination: A Systematic Review of Case Reports and Case Series.Vaccines · 2024Review
- Guillain-Barre syndrome following COVID-19 vaccination: a study of 70 case reports.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Review
- Case report: Bilateral facial palsy with paresthesias and positive anti-GT1a antibodies.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Article
- Guillain-Barré Syndrome Induced by Vaccination Against COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2023Review
- Development of facial palsy following COVID-19 vaccination: A systematic review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Review
- Bilateral Facial Weakness with Distal Paresthesia Following COVID-19 Vaccination: A Scoping Review for an Atypical Variant of Guillain-Barré Syndrome.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Pathophysiology of oral lesions subsequent to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: A systematic review.Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFPReview
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Abstract
Guillain-Barrè syndrome (GBS) is an acute immune-mediated neuropathy, possibly triggered by a recent infection or vaccination, and driven by an immune attack targeting the peripheral nervous system. GBS typically leads to ascending limb weakness, often with sensory and cranial nerve involvement 1-2 weeks after immune stimulation, but emergency and neurology physicians should be aware of its important clinical heterogeneity. In rare cases, bilateral facial nerve palsy can be the main clinical manifestation, as the case of the variant formerly known as bilateral facial weakness with paresthesias. An increasing number of case reports of GBS in patients receiving COVID-19 vaccination have been reported both during the pre-clinical phase and after large-scale authorities' approval. We report two cases of bifacial palsy with paresthesias, a rare variant of GBS, both occurring after the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine Vaxzevria™ (formerly COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca), showing a favorable outcome after high-dose immunoglobulin therapy, and discuss the literature of GBS post-COVID-19 vaccination.
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