Transverse myelitis after vaccination [9]

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 696-697

  Zanoni, Giovanna ^a,d   Nguyen, T M D ^a   Destefani, E ^b   Masala, L ^c   Nardelli, E ^a   Tridente, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Department of Prevention   (Italy)

^c Azienda Ospedaliera   (Italy)

^d Policlinico 'G B Rossi'   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute transverse myelitis; Adverse events; Measles mumps rubella vaccine; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LETTER; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYELITIS; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON REFLEX; VACCINATION; VOMITING; INFANT;

DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0036836197     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2002.00447_9.x     Document Type: Letter

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