Radial nerve motor palsy after COVID vaccination: A case report

Richard F Radlberger; Eugen Trinka; Stefan Leis

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2437_22

Radial nerve motor palsy after COVID vaccination: A case report

J Family Med Prim Care. 2023 Nov;12(11):2967-2969. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2437_22. Epub 2023 Nov 21.

Authors

Richard F Radlberger¹, Eugen Trinka^{1

2

3

4}, Stefan Leis¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Christian-Doppler University Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Member of EpiCARE, Salzburg, Austria.
² Neuroscience Institute, Christian Doppler Medical Centre, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
³ Department of Public Health, Health Services Research and Health Technology Assessment, UMIT -University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Austria.
⁴ Karl Landsteiner Institute of Neurorehabilitation and Space Neurology, Salzburg, Austria.

Abstract

Vaccinations are one of the most effective ways in primary prevention of infectious diseases. Due to the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, an extensive public discussion considering possible side effects has been started. In this report, we present a patient with a radial nerve motor palsy after a vaccination with tozinameran (Comirnaty®).

Keywords: Complications; SARS-CoV-2; side effects; vaccination.

Publication types

Case Reports