Seizures after vaccines

Ghozlane Lakhoua; Wiem Daly; Ons Charfi; Ahmed Zaiem; Imen Aouinti; Sarrah Kastalli; Riadh Daghfous; Sihem El Aidli

doi:10.1016/j.therap.2022.03.007

Seizures after vaccines

Therapie. 2022 Nov-Dec;77(6):657-661. doi: 10.1016/j.therap.2022.03.007. Epub 2022 Apr 26.

Authors

Ghozlane Lakhoua¹, Wiem Daly², Ons Charfi¹, Ahmed Zaiem¹, Imen Aouinti¹, Sarrah Kastalli¹, Riadh Daghfous¹, Sihem El Aidli¹

Affiliations

¹ Service d'analyse et de recueil des données, centre national de pharmacovigilance, 9, avenue du Dr Zouhaier Essafi, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia; Faculté de médecine de Tunis, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia; Université Tunis El Manar, Faculté de médecine, Unité de recherche, UR17ES12, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia.
² Service d'analyse et de recueil des données, centre national de pharmacovigilance, 9, avenue du Dr Zouhaier Essafi, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia; Faculté de médecine de Tunis, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia. Electronic address: daly.wiem05@gmail.com.

PMID: 35599195
DOI: 10.1016/j.therap.2022.03.007

Abstract

Immunization plays an important role in achieving global health goals. Thus, vaccination is one of the essential means of preventing infectious and viral diseases. The onset of adverse events following immunization (AEFI) is common and most of the time it is a mild effect. However, stimulating the immune system during critical periods of brain development can lead to neurological effects. Among the neurological effects, we were interested in this work by seizures appearing following vaccination.

Keywords: Adverse events following immunization (AEFI); Immunization; Neurological effects; Seizures; Vaccination.

MeSH terms

Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems*
Humans
Immunization / adverse effects
Seizures / chemically induced
Vaccination / adverse effects
Vaccines* / adverse effects

Substances

Vaccines