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 | (%) |
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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.