Open AccessBell's palsy after Sputnik V COVID‐19 (Gam‐COVID‐Vac) vaccination
Author(s) -
Mirmosayyeb Omid,
Barzegar Mahdi,
Rezaei Mina,
Baharlouie Negar,
Shaygannejad Vahid
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5468
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , bell's palsy , palsy , vaccination , bell palsy , pediatrics , virology , outbreak , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , alternative medicine
A possible association between Bell's palsy and COVID‐19 vaccination has been suggested previously. Here, we report two cases of facial nerve hemiparalysis following the Sputnik V COVID‐19 vaccination in a 27‐year‐old female patient and a 58‐year‐old male patient who were both clinically diagnosed with Bell's palsy.
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