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ArticleBMJ case reports2022

Optic neuromyelitis after vaccination against SARS-CoV-2.

Melissa Hernandez-Vega, Alejandro Orozco-Narvaez, Jorge Guillermo Reyes-Vaca, Ildefonso Rodriguez-Leyva

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% 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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Neurological Adverse Reactions to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Melissa Hernandez-VegaNeurology, Hospital Central Dr Ignacio Morones Prieto, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Alejandro Orozco-NarvaezNeurology, Hospital Central Dr Ignacio Morones Prieto, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Jorge Guillermo Reyes-VacaNeurology, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi - Facultad de Medicina, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Ildefonso Rodriguez-LeyvaNeurology, Hospital Central Dr Ignacio Morones Prieto, San Luis Potosi, Mexico ilrole@yahoo.com.mx.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3316-1471
Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí · MX

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuromyelitis optica is an autoimmune demyelinating astrocytopathy of the central nervous system that primarily affects the optic nerve and spinal cord. It is considered a multifactorial disease associated with antibodies against aquaporin 4, with complement cascade activation and lymphocytic infiltration leading to axonal loss and causing significant morbidity and disability. In addition, cases of inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system have been described after vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, mainly acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. Also, a few cases of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, mostly aquaporin 4+, have been reported. We describe a patient who developed symptoms suggestive of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis the next day after vaccination against SARS-CoV-2. Three months later, a longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis compatible with aquaporin 4+ neuromyelitis optica was successfully treated with an interleukin 6 inhibitor. There is no proven association and research is needed to establish whether optic neuromyelitis is related to vaccination; this is a single case report from which no conclusion can be drawn.

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COVID-19Encephalomyelitis, Acute DisseminatedNeuromyelitis OpticaAquaporin 4AutoantibodiesHumansSARS-CoV-2VaccinationAquaporin 4AutoantibodiesCOVID-19Immunological products and vaccinesImmunologyNeuroimagingNeurology (drugs and medicines)

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PMID36574993
PMCPMC9806042
OpenAlexW4313250617

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