Pertussis vaccination and epilepsy - An erratic history, new research and the mismatch between science and social policy

Epilepsia

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 219-225

  Shorvon, Simon ^a,c   Berg, Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Encephalopathy; Epilepsy; Pertussis vaccination; Postvaccination encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL TYPE 1 ALPHA;

BRAIN DISEASE; CONSENSUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEVER; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUTATION; PERTUSSIS; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACCINATION;

ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; SODIUM CHANNELS; VACCINATION;

EID: 38649083460     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01478.x     Document Type: Review

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