Kanika Sharma

Dr. Kanika Sharma

Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, India
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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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18 March 2022 in Brain Sciences
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SSShitiz Sriwastava
Shitiz Sriwastava
KSKanika Sharma
Kanika Sharma
SKSyed Hassan Khalid
Syed Hassan Khalid
SBSakhi Bhansali
Sakhi Bhansali
ASAshish Kumar Shrestha
Ashish Kumar Shrestha
Sijin WenSijin Wen
Sijin Wen
Background: With 10 vaccines approved by the WHO and nearly 48% of people fully vaccinated worldwide, we have observed several individual case studies of neurological manifestations post-COVID-19 vaccination. Through this systematic review, we aim to discern these CNS and PNS manifestations following the COVID-19 vaccine to help produce methods to mitigate them. Methods: We conducted a thorough literature search of Google Scholar and PubMed from 1 December 2020 until 10 October 2021 and included all the case studies of COVID-19 vaccine-associated neurological side effects. The literature search and data analysis were performed by two independent reviewers according to prespecified inclusion and exclusion criteria using PRISMA. Results: The most common CNS manifestation was CVST (14.47%), found in females (64%) younger than 50 years (71%) after the first AstraZeneca dose (93%). Others included CNS demyelinating disorders (TM, ADEM, MS, NMOSD) (9.30%), encephalopathy/encephalitis (3.10%), and others (4.13%). The most common PNS manifestation was GBS (14.67%) found in males (71%) older than 50 years (79%), followed by Bell’s palsy (5.24%) and others (2.10%). Most occurred with the AstraZeneca (28.55%), Pfizer-BioNTech (9.18%), and Moderna (8.16%) vaccines. Nine (64%) out of the 14 patients with CVST died. However, most cases overall (42 out of 51) were non-fatal (82%). Conclusion: Several CNS and PNS adverse events have occurred post-COVID-19 vaccination, including CVST, GBS, and TM. High vigilance with early identification and treatment leads to better outcomes. Further studies with non-vaccinated controls might help in understanding the pathophysiologic mechanisms of these neurological manifestations following COVID-19 vaccination.

2 February 2024
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KSKanika Sharma
Kanika Sharma
ESEric Seachrist
Eric Seachrist
STSarah Tolaymat
Sarah Tolaymat
JJJoe Joseph
Joe Joseph
PFParissa Feizi
Parissa Feizi
SSShitiz Sriwastava
Shitiz Sriwastava

2 February 2024
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KBKatherine Beard
Katherine Beard
SSSamiksha Srivastava
Samiksha Srivastava
KSKanika Sharma
Kanika Sharma
SJShruti Jaiswal
Shruti Jaiswal
SRShreya P. Reddy
Shreya P. Reddy
SSShitiz Sriwastava
Shitiz Sriwastava

2 February 2024
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SASuban Amatya
Suban Amatya
ABAnjaneya Shankar Madhav Bandatmakur
Anjaneya Shankar Madhav Bandatmakur
PBPoonam Bansal
Poonam Bansal
KBKatherine Beard
Katherine Beard
EBEvanthia Bernitsas
Evanthia Bernitsas
STSarah Tolaymat
Sarah Tolaymat

2 February 2024
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SSSamiksha Srivastava
Samiksha Srivastava
STSarah Tolaymat
Sarah Tolaymat
KSKanika Sharma
Kanika Sharma
SSShitiz Sriwastava
Shitiz Sriwastava
EBEvanthia Bernitsas
Evanthia Bernitsas