Risk of seizures after immunization in children with epilepsy: a risk interval analysis

• Main Authors: Karina A. Top (Author), Paula Brna (Author), Lingyun Ye (Author), Bruce Smith (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Abstract Background In children with epilepsy, fever and infection can trigger seizures. Immunization can also induce inflammation and fever, which could theoretically trigger a seizure. The risk of seizure after immunization in children with pre-existing epilepsy is not known. The study objective w...