Open AccessAdverse Events Following Immunization Among Children With Epilepsy
Author(s) -
Karina A. Top,
Christiaan H. Righolt,
Steven Hawken,
Jessy Donelle,
Gurpreet Pabla,
Paula Brna,
Shelley L. Deeks,
Bruce R. Smith,
Kumanan Wilson,
Salaheddin M. Mahmud
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000002553
Subject(s) - medicine , epilepsy , pediatrics , emergency department , immunization , population , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , adverse effect , immunology , psychiatry , environmental health , antibody , physics , optics
In children with epilepsy, fever and illness are known triggers for seizure; therefore, clinicians and parents could be concerned that immunization-induced inflammation and fever could also trigger seizures. We sought to estimate the risk of emergency department (ED) visit or hospitalization for epilepsy/seizure and all causes after immunization in children younger than 7 years of age with epilepsy.