Table 5.
Association between BNT162b2 and neurological adverse events from large-scale controlled surveillance studies.
| Wan et al. [42] | Li et al. [35] | Shasha et al. [40] | Barda et al. [25] | Klein et al. [33] | Patone et al. [38] | Lai et al. [34] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell’s palsy | Non-sig. | Non-sig. | Non-sig. | Non-sig. | Non-sig. | Non-sig. | Non-sig. |
| Paraesthesia | - | - | RR: 1.21 EC: 39.5 per 10,000 person-years |
Non-sig. | - | - | - |
| Guillain-Barré syndrome | - | - | Non-sig. | - | Non-sig | Non-sig. | - |
| Seizure or convulsion | - | - | - | Non-sig. | Non-sig. | - | Non-sig. |
| Vertigo | - | - | - | Non-sig. | - | - | - |
| Myelitis | - | - | - | - | Non-sig. | Non-sig. | Non-sig. |
| Encephalomyelitis | - | - | - | - | Non-sig. | - | Non-sig. |
| Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | Non-sig. | - |
| Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | Non-sig. | - |
| Myasthenic disorder | - | - | - | - | - | Non-sig. | - |
| Demyelinating events | - | - | - | - | - | Non-sig. | - |
Abbreviations/acronyms: EC: excess cases; RR: risk or relative ratio. Notes: (i) non-sig. means not statistically significant; (ii) if EC is not provided, it is not available; (iii) hyphen (-) denotes not available, that is, unexamined.