[Post-vaccinal hemi-convulsion hemiplegia syndrome]

Ann Pediatr (Paris). 1991 Nov;38(9):602-4.
[Article in French]

Abstract

An 18-month-old infant developed hemiseizure-hemiplegia syndrome following a booster dose of vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, and poliomyelitis. Clinical, CT scan, and electroencephalographic findings during the two-and-a-half-year follow-up are described. The timing of events and data from the literature suggest that hemiseizure-hemiplegia syndrome is related to post-immunization hyperthermia rather than to direct neurologic toxicity of the vaccine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine / adverse effects*
  • Fever / complications
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hemiplegia / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated / adverse effects*
  • Seizures, Febrile / etiology*
  • Syndrome

Substances

  • Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine
  • Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated