Christopher Martin Allen, Shelby Ramsamy, Alexander William Tarr, Patrick Jason Tighe, William Lucien Irving, Radu Tanasescu, Jonathan Rhys EvansFirst published: 10 June 2021 https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.26144This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1002/ana.26144.
Abstract
Whilst SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are very safe, we report four cases of the bifacial weakness with paraesthesias variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) occurring within three weeks of vaccination with the Oxford-AstraZeneca SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. This rare neurological syndrome has previously been reported in association with SARS-CoV-2 infection itself. Our cases were given either intravenous immunoglobulin, oral steroids, or no treatment. We suggest vigilance for cases of bifacial weakness with paraesthesias variant GBS following vaccination for SARS-CoV-2 and that post-vaccination surveillance programs ensure robust data capture of this outcome, to assess for causality.
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