Aluminum hydroxide-induced macrophagic myofasciitis (MMF) associated with vaccination has been reported. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Long-term follow-up of cognitive dysfunction in patients with aluminum hydroxide-induced macrophagic myofasciitis (MMF).
J Inorg Biochem. 2011 Nov ;105(11):1457-63. Epub 2011 Aug 22. PMID: 22099155
Paris Est-Creteil University&Henri-Mondor University Hospital (APHP): Reference Center for Neuromuscular Diseases Garches-Necker-Mondor-Hendaye, Creteil, F-94010, France.
Macrophagic myofasciitis (MMF) is characterized by specific muscle lesions assessing long-term persistence of aluminum hydroxide within macrophages at the site of previous immunization. Affected patients are middle-aged adults, mainly presenting with diffuse arthromyalgias, chronic fatigue, and cognitive dysfunction. Representative features of MMF-associated cognitive dysfunction (MACD) include (i) dysexecutive syndrome; (i) visual memory; (iii) left ear extinction at dichotic listening test. In present study we retrospectively evaluated the progression of MACD in 30 MMF patients. Most patients fulfilled criteria for non-amnestic/dysexecutive mild cognitive impairment, even if some cognitive deficits seemed unusually severe. MACD remained stable over time, although dysexecutive syndrome tended to worsen. Long-term follow-up of a subset of patients with 3 or 4 consecutive neuropsychological evaluations confirmed the stability of MACD with time, despite marked fluctuations.