Acta Scientific Neurology (ASNE) (ISSN: 2582-1121)

Research Article Volume 5 Issue 5

Small Fiber Neuropathy and Intrathecal Presence of IgG Oligoclonal Bands Post- Vaccination with Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine

Anthoula Tsolaki1*, Efstratios Vakilrlis2, Mattheos Bobos3, Dimitrios Hatzibougias4, Charikleia Kouvidou5, Andreas Markou6, Antonis Frontistis1, Thomas Tegos1 and Magda Tsolaki7

11stDepartment of Neurology, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
2Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
3Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, International Hellenic University, Alexandrian Campus, Sindos, Thessaloniki, Greece
4Private Pathology Laboratory, ''Microdiagnostics'', Thessaloniki, Greece
5Pathology Department, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece
6Radiology Department, Public Health Centre of Ptolemaida, Greece
7Alzheimer Hellas, Greece

*Corresponding Author: Anthoula Tsolaki, 1stDepartment of Neurology, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Received: March 22, 2022; Published: April 22, 2022

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Abstract

Since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, the development of vaccines for passive immunization against SARS-CoV-2 has been a great scientific achievement. However, all these vaccines have been rarely related to neurological adverse events. We present an extremely rare case of a 39-year-old healthy male adult who developed an immune-mediated adverse event of a small fiber neuropathy and radiculopathy post-anti-COVID vaccination with Oxford-Astra Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine. Despite this rare adverse event, we underline that both at an individual and a population level, the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination far outweigh the risks of a neurological complication.

Keywords: Small Fiber; Neuropathy; Covid-19; Intrathecal

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Citation

Citation: Anthoula Tsolaki., et al. “Small Fiber Neuropathy and Intrathecal Presence of IgG Oligoclonal Bands Post- Vaccination with Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine". Acta Scientific Neurology 5.5 (2022): 20-25.




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