5.IF SARS-COV-2 VACCINATION IS BLAMED FOR PARSONAGE–TURNER SYNDROME, NEUROSURGICAL NEUROLYSIS IS NOT INDICATED
Josef Finsterer ; Fulvio A Scorza
Malaysian Family Physician 2024;19(1):1-2
IF SARS-COV-2 VACCINATION IS BLAMED FOR PARSONAGE–TURNER SYNDROME, NEUROSURGICAL NEUROLYSIS IS NOT INDICATED
We read with interest the article by Yeoh and Ramdzan describing the case of a 50-year-old man
who was diagnosed with Parsonage–Turner syndrome (PTS) after vaccination with a booster
dose of an mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.1
Symptoms started 5 days after vaccination,
but the patient did not come to the hospital until 9 weeks after symptom onset. e patient
benetted from neurosurgical neurolysis of C5, C6 and the upper trunk as well as low-level laser
therapy. e study oers valuable information but has limitations that should be discussed.


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