Acute abducens nerve palsy after COVID-19 vaccination in a young adult
Neelam Pawar, Meenakshi Ravindran, Padmavathy S, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty
Abstract
We present the case of a 23-year-old young man with left-eye abducens nerve palsy following the COVID-19 vaccination. Given the temporal relationship between vaccination and the onset of symptoms, the lack of systemic history, and unremarkable magnetic resonance imaging, the patient's abducens nerve palsy was related to his vaccination. The ophthalmologist should be aware of this neurotropic sequela of COVID-19 vaccination in young adults.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAbducens nerveSequelaYoung adultPalsyPediatricsVaccinationMagnetic resonance imagingSixth nerve palsySurgeryAbducens nucleusAudiologyRetinal and Optic ConditionsPeripheral Neuropathies and DisordersIntraoperative Neuromonitoring and Anesthetic Effects