Vaccinations and neurological disease
Autor(es): Erälinna Juha-Pekka
Resumo: Symptoms appearing after vaccination are easily interpreted as resulting from the vaccination, although the association with vaccination would be only temporal. Vaccinations are useful and safe also in context with neurological diseases. Refraining from vaccinations should be considered only in those fallen ill with the Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) after vaccination, or if the vaccination has exacerbated the symptoms of GBS. Influenza vaccines should be recommended as part of treatment practice in multiple sclerosis (MS), because influenza infections are associated with increased risk of exacerbations of MS. Vaccines containing viable pathogens should not be used during immunosuppressive therapy.
Imprenta: Duodecim; La?a?ketieteellinen Aikakauskirja, v. 126, n. 7, p. 803-809, 2010
Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Pathogenesis ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Vaccine ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Public health
Data de publicação: 2010
