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. 2022 Mar 15;12:824511. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.824511

Table 3.

Top 10 neurological complications and HLGTs more frequently described and collected in the EudraVigilance, categorized by gender.

Neurological complications described in female patients (TOT = 2,434) N (%) Neurological complication described in male patients (TOT = 3,769) N (%)
1. Headache 214 (8.8) 1. Myasthenia gravis 242 (6.4)
2. Myasthenia gravis 126 (5.2) 2. Headache 230 (6.1)
3. Neuropathy peripheral 104 (4.3) 3. Neuropathy peripheral 207 (5.5)
4. Dizziness 98 (4.0) 4. Dizziness 147 (3.9)
5. Seizure 76 (3.1) 5. Seizure 119 (3.1)
6. Cerebrovascular accident 62 (2.5) 6. Tremor 98 (2.6)
7. Hypoesthesia 57 (2.3) 7. Guillain–Barré syndrome 94 (2.5)
8. Somnolence 57 (2.3) 8. Cerebral hemorrhage 81 (2.1)
9. Guillain–Barré syndrome 48 (2.0) 9. Hypoesthesia 81 (2.1)
10. Cerebral infarction 47 (1.9) 10. Cerebral infarction 78 (2.1)
Reference HLGTs of neurological complications described in female patients N (%) Reference HLGTs of neurological complications described in male patients N (%)
1. Neurological disorders NEC 808 (33.1) 1. Neurological disorders NEC 1,210 (32.1)
2. Peripheral neuropathies 249 (10.2) 2. Peripheral neuropathies 482 (12.7)
3. Central nervous system vascular disorders 238 (9.8) 3. Central nervous system vascular disorders 352 (9.3)
4. Headaches 220 (9.1) 4. Neuromuscular disorders 336 (9.0)
5. Neuromuscular disorders 179 (7.3) 5. Headaches 243 (6.4)
6. Movement disorders (incl. parkinsonism) 136 (5.6) 6. Movement disorders (incl. parkinsonism) 231 (6.1)
7. Seizures (incl. subtypes) 111 (4.6) 7. Central nervous system infections and inflammations 184 (4.8)
8. Central nervous system infections and inflammations 109 (4.5) 8. Seizures (incl. subtypes) 173 (4.6)
9. Mental impairment disorders 89 (3.6) 9. Cranial nerve disorders (excl. neoplasms) 145 (3.8)
Cranial nerve disorders (excl. neoplasms)10.  84 (3.4) Mental impairment disorders10.  123 (3.2)

NEC, not elsewhere classified; HLGTs, High-Level Group Terms.