Department of Neurology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Case Report
Occipital Neuralgia after COVID-19 Vaccination: A Report of Two Cases
Author(s): Sofia Malheiro*, Diogo Costa and Ricardo Varela
Background: A wide range of neurological complications has been described following the administration of
COVID-19 vaccinations, with headache being the most commonly reported neurological adverse effect, with higher
incidence after the second dose. The most common headache is a dull pain or migraine like. Still, two cases of
trigeminal neuralgia and a case series of 7 patients with cluster headache who were clinically stable and had a new
episode a few days after COVID-19 vaccination have also been reported. Herein, we describe the first two cases of
occipital neuralgia developing after COVID-19 vaccination.
Cases presentation: Two cases were observed in the neurology outpatient clinic of a tertiary university referral center
in Portugal between October 2021 and June 2022. Both patients developed the headache within 1 to 6 d.. View more»