Clinical characteristics, radiological features and prognostic factors of transverse myelitis following COVID-19 vaccination: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since introducing COVID-19 vaccines, many neurological complications such as acute transverse myelitis have been reported in the literature. This study aims to identify the clinical characteristics, radiological findings, and prognostic factors in patients with COVID-19 vaccine-associated transverse myelitis (TM).

Methods

We systematically reviewed Scopus, Pubmed, Cochrane library, Google Scholar, and preprint databases using appropriate keywords from inception till 8th April 2022. Besides, we manually searched the reference lists of the included studies and relevant previous reviews.

Results

We included 28 studies identifying 31 post-COVID-19 vaccination myelitis patients (17 female and 14 male). The mean age of the included patients was 52±19 years. ChAdO

SUBMITTER: Ostovan VR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9258415 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature