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ArticleCureus2022

Bilateral Optic Neuritis and Facial Palsy Following COVID-19 Infection.

Geeta Behera, Pratik Gera, Mary Stephen, Augustine Jose, Molly M Thabah, Vaibhav Wadwekar

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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 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Geeta BeheraOphthalmology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, IND.
Pratik GeraOphthalmology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, IND.
Mary StephenOphthalmology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, IND.
Augustine JoseInternal Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, IND.
Molly M ThabahImmunology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, IND.
Vaibhav WadwekarNeurology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, IND.
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cases of optic neuritis have been reported following the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), with most being unilateral and associated with demyelinating illness. We report a case of a 22-year-old woman who presented with sudden onset painless diminution of vision in both eyes six weeks following COVID-19 infection. She also had a history of left lower motor neuron (LMN) facial palsy immediately following COVID-19 disease that recovered fully on steroids. Ocular examination and ancillary and laboratory investigations pointed to bilateral atypical optic neuritis. The patient responded well to the standard optic neuritis treatment protocol. We diagnosed her as a case of left LMN facial palsy and parainfectious bilateral optic neuritis following COVID-19. Parainfectious bilateral optic neuritis and facial nerve palsy associated with COVID-19 can occur following COVID-19 disease. Ours is the first case to report the occurrence of both in a patient.

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bilateral optic neuritiscovid-19 diseasedemyelinating diseasefacial palsysars-cov-2

Identifiers

PMID36072783
PMCPMC9440666
OpenAlexW4294440131

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