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. 2021 Nov 11;10:1142. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.74299.1

Table 1. Summary of previous reports and present case.

Author and year Lee 2008 Lee 2008 Ichikawa 2002 Ueno 2017 Present case
Age (year) 27 30 47 68 65
Sex Female Male Male Male Male
Preceding vaccination (-) (-) (-) (-) COVID-19 (Pfizer)
Preceding infection Gastroenteritis URI URI Gastroenteritis (-)
Time between preceding event and onset NA NA 14 days 8 days 17 days
Affected eye side Right Right Left Right Right
Ptosis (-) (+) (+) (+) (+)
Gage limitation Vertical Adduction and vertical Adduction and vertical Adduction and vertical Adduction and vertical
Ataxia (-) (-) (-) (-) (-)
Deep tendon reflex Normal Decreased Normal Decreased Normal
CSF Normal Albuminocytologic dissociation Albuminocytologic dissociation Normal Albuminocytologic dissociation
NCS Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal
Contrast-enhanced MRI NA NA NA NA Enhancement in
oculomotor nerve
Treatment IVIG or Steroid IVIG or Steroid IVIG and Steroid No IVIG
Recovery period Follow up loss 6 months 28 days 44 days 36 days (mild improvement)

URI, upper respiratory infection; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; NCS, Nerve conduction study; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; NA, Not available; IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin.