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Cureus
. 2022 Sep 15;14(9):e29212.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.29212. eCollection 2022 Sep.
Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy Following COVID-19 Vaccination in a Young Adult Complicated by Various Medicines
Tatsuhiko Okayasu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ryuichi Ohta[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Fumiko Yamane[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Satoshi Abe[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Chiaki Sano[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Mononeuritis multiplex is a rare form of cerebral nerve palsy caused by various factors. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination could be an etiology of mononeuritis multiplex, which can affect various nerves. Post-COVID-19 and vaccination-related neurological impairments involve cranial nerves such as the facial, trigeminal, and vagal nerves. We report our experience with a 34-year-old man who developed hypoglossal nerve palsy following COVID-19 vaccination, complicated by progressive mononeuritis multiplex. Hypoglossal nerve palsy may occur following COVID-19 vaccination. The symptoms vary and may progress without treatment. Physicians should consider the possibility of mononeuritis multiplex after COVID-19 vaccination and provide prompt treatment for acute symptom progression.
Keywords: covid-19 vaccination; extremity paralysis; general medicine; hypoglossal nerve palsy; immunoglobulin infusion; mononeuritis multiplex; rural hospital; steroid.
. 2022 Sep 15;14(9):e29212.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.29212. eCollection 2022 Sep.
Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy Following COVID-19 Vaccination in a Young Adult Complicated by Various Medicines
Tatsuhiko Okayasu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ryuichi Ohta[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Fumiko Yamane[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Satoshi Abe[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Chiaki Sano[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 36259036
- PMCID: PMC9569189
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.29212
Abstract
Mononeuritis multiplex is a rare form of cerebral nerve palsy caused by various factors. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination could be an etiology of mononeuritis multiplex, which can affect various nerves. Post-COVID-19 and vaccination-related neurological impairments involve cranial nerves such as the facial, trigeminal, and vagal nerves. We report our experience with a 34-year-old man who developed hypoglossal nerve palsy following COVID-19 vaccination, complicated by progressive mononeuritis multiplex. Hypoglossal nerve palsy may occur following COVID-19 vaccination. The symptoms vary and may progress without treatment. Physicians should consider the possibility of mononeuritis multiplex after COVID-19 vaccination and provide prompt treatment for acute symptom progression.
Keywords: covid-19 vaccination; extremity paralysis; general medicine; hypoglossal nerve palsy; immunoglobulin infusion; mononeuritis multiplex; rural hospital; steroid.