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ArticleNeuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press)2022

Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Unilateral Optic Neuritis Following Vaccination for COVID-19: A Case Report and Literature Review.

J Richardson-May, E Purcaru, C Campbell, C Hillier, B Parkin

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Article in Neuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

J Richardson-MayOphthalmology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8223-3101
E PurcaruNeurology, University Hospitals Dorset, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
C CampbellOphthalmology, University Hospitals Dorset, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
C HillierConsultant Neurologist, University Hospitals Dorset, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
B ParkinConsultant Ophthalmologist, University Hospitals Dorset, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
Bournemouth University · GBUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 71-year-old woman presented 2 weeks after vaccination with the first dose of Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca, Oxford) for COVID-19 with a left lower motor neuron facial nerve palsy, which progressed to bilateral involvement. This was accompanied by bilateral proximal leg weakness. She was diagnosed with the 'facial diplegia with paraesthesia' variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome. Seven weeks post vaccination she developed painless loss of vision in the right eye. The visual acuity in that eye was light perception only with a right relative afferent pupillary defect and right optic disc swelling. A diagnosis of optic neuritis was made and she received pulsed intravenous methylprednisolone for 3 days, followed by oral prednisolone. The optic neuritis recurred following initial cessation of steroids requiring an extended course of steroids. Despite this, she made a good visual recovery to 6/6 in the affected eye. We present this case and a review of the literature surrounding vaccination and the development of these conditions.

Indexed as

COVID-19Guillain-Barré syndromeOptic neuritisvaccination

Identifiers

PMID36544589
PMCPMC9762767
OpenAlexW4281286866

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