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Demyelinating Disorders Following COVID-19 Vaccines, a VAERS-Based Study

Version 1 : Received: 3 February 2023 / Approved: 8 February 2023 / Online: 8 February 2023 (09:55:41 CET)

How to cite: AbdelMassih, A.; AbdelAziz, R.; Omar, Y.; Zohny, E.A.; ElHatw, A.; Fahmy, N.; ElAhmady, M.; Shalaby, A.; Osama, A.; Shalaby, A.; Sha’ban, I.N.; Alkhouli, L.; El Sharkawi, L.; Ezz-Eldeen, M.; Gaber, M.; Aldaqaq, M.; Shaker, M.; El-Radad, M.; ElTobgy, M.A.; Ihab, M.; Mohamed, N.; Abdo, N.S.; AbdEl-Hafiz, N.E.; ElSissy, N.G.; AlHawash, Z.M.; Saleb, R. Demyelinating Disorders Following COVID-19 Vaccines, a VAERS-Based Study. Preprints 2023, 2023020143. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202302.0143.v1 AbdelMassih, A.; AbdelAziz, R.; Omar, Y.; Zohny, E.A.; ElHatw, A.; Fahmy, N.; ElAhmady, M.; Shalaby, A.; Osama, A.; Shalaby, A.; Sha’ban, I.N.; Alkhouli, L.; El Sharkawi, L.; Ezz-Eldeen, M.; Gaber, M.; Aldaqaq, M.; Shaker, M.; El-Radad, M.; ElTobgy, M.A.; Ihab, M.; Mohamed, N.; Abdo, N.S.; AbdEl-Hafiz, N.E.; ElSissy, N.G.; AlHawash, Z.M.; Saleb, R. Demyelinating Disorders Following COVID-19 Vaccines, a VAERS-Based Study. Preprints 2023, 2023020143. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202302.0143.v1

Abstract

Introduction: The rapid emergence of COVID-19 as a global crisis has led to the approval of many vaccinations, which were unfortunately associated with high complication rates due to a lack of sufficient safety studies. Objectives: The following manuscript focuses on discussing the demyelinating disorders that were noticed after COVID vaccine administration. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study using anonymous medical records from the US vaccine adverse events reporting system, complications retrieved included Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS), and Multiple sclerosis (MS), outcome parameters were age, sex and the dose after which this complication was observed. Patients younger than 18 years-old were excluded as some of the vaccines, namely Janssen (JNJ-78436735) is not yet approved below this age. Results: Our analysis showed that demyelinating disorders were more likely to occur in patients over the age of 50 compared to other age groups, regardless of the type of vaccination, except for MS and ADEM occurrences after the Jansen vaccine. In addition, demyelinating complications were more likely to occur after the first dose of vaccination. Conclusion: Further research and observation of demyelinating diseases in different vaccinations, as well as additional in vitro studies, are recommended to further explain the pathogenesis of demyelinating disorder occurrence.

Keywords

COVID-19 vaccines; demyelinating disorders; PEG

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Immunology and Allergy

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