Varicella vaccination and ischemic stroke in children: Is there an association?

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Donahue, James G ^a   Kieke, Burney A ^a   Yih, W Katherine ^b   Berger, Nicholas R ^a   McCauley, Jeremy S ^a   Baggs, James ^c   Zangwill, Kenneth M ^d   Baxter, Roger ^e   Eriksen, Eileen M ^d   Glanz, Jason M ^e   Hambidge, Simon J ^e,f   Klein, Nicola P ^e   Lewis, Edwin M ^e   Marcy, S Michael ^e   Naleway, Allison L ^g   Nordin, James D ^h   Ray, Paula ^e   Belongia, Edward A ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^f DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

^g CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^h HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Encephalitis; Stroke; Varicella vaccine

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SAFETY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COHORT ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE;

EID: 61549083733     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2384     Document Type: Article

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