Headache onset after vaccination against SARS-CoV-2: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis
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Published:2022-03-31
Issue:1
Volume:23
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ISSN:1129-2369
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Container-title:The Journal of Headache and Pain
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language:en
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Short-container-title:J Headache Pain
Author:
Castaldo Matteo, Waliszewska-Prosół Marta, Koutsokera Maria, Robotti Micaela, Straburzyński Marcin, Apostolakopoulou Loukia, Capizzi Mariarita, Çibuku Oneda, Ambat Fidel Dominique Festin, Frattale Ilaria, Gadzhieva Zukhra, Gallo Erica, Gryglas-Dworak Anna, Halili Gleni, Jusupova Asel, Koperskaya Yana, Leheste Alo-Rainer, Manzo Maria Laura, Marcinnò Andrea, Marino Antonio, Mikulenka Petr, Ong Bee Eng, Polat Burcu, Popovic Zvonimir, Rivera-Mancilla Eduardo, Roceanu Adina Maria, Rollo Eleonora, Romozzi Marina, Ruscitto Claudia, Scotto di Clemente Fabrizio, Strauss Sebastian, Taranta Valentina, Terhart Maria, Tychenko Iryna, Vigneri Simone, Misiak Blazej, Martelletti Paolo, Raggi AlbertoORCID,
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are used to reduce the risk of developing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Despite the significant benefits in terms of reduced risk of hospitalization and death, different adverse events may present after vaccination: among them, headache is one of the most common, but nowadays there is no summary presentation of its incidence and no description of its main features.
Methods
We searched PubMed and EMBASE covering the period between January 1st 2020 and August 6th, 2021, looking for record in English and with an abstract and using three main search terms (with specific variations): COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2; Vaccination; headache/adverse events. We selected manuscript including information on subjects developing headache after injection, and such information had to be derived from a structured form (i.e. no free reporting). Pooled estimates and 95% confidence intervals were calculated. Analyses were carried out by vaccine vs. placebo, by first vs. second dose, and by mRNA-based vs. “traditional” vaccines; finally, we addressed the impact of age and gender on post-vaccine headache onset.
Results
Out of 9338 records, 84 papers were included in the review, accounting for 1.57 million participants, 94% of whom received BNT162b2 or ChAdOx1. Headache was generally the third most common AE: it was detected in 22% (95% CI 18–27%) of subjects after the first dose of vaccine and in 29% (95% CI 23–35%) after the second, with an extreme heterogeneity. Those receiving placebo reported headache in 10–12% of cases. No differences were detected across different vaccines or by mRNA-based vs. “traditional” ones. None of the studies reported information on headache features. A lower prevalence of headache after the first injection of BNT162b2 among older participants was shown.
Conclusions
Our results show that vaccines are associated to a two-fold risk of developing headache within 7 days from injection, and the lack of difference between vaccine types enable to hypothesize that headache is secondary to systemic immunological reaction than to a vaccine-type specific reaction. Some descriptions report onset within the first 24 h and that in around one-third of the cases, headache has migraine-like features with pulsating quality, phono and photophobia; in 40–60% of the cases aggravation with activity is observed. The majority of patients used some medication to treat headache, the one perceived as the most effective being acetylsalicylic acid.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,Neurology (clinical),General Medicine
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