[Autistic syndrome (Kanner) and vaccination against smallpox (author's transl)].
3-4 weeks following an otherwise uncomplicated first vaccination against smallpox a boy, then aged 15 months and last seen at the age of 5 1/2 years, gradually developed a complete Kanner syndrome. The question whether vaccination and early infantile autism might be connected is being discussed. A causal relationship is considered extremely unlikely. But vaccination is recognized as having a starter function for the onset of autism.
D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012899:Smallpox / Q000517:prevention & control; D012900:Smallpox Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors; D014611:Vaccination / Q000009:adverse effects*
D012900:Smallpox Vaccine
Autistisches Syndrom (Kanner) und Pockenschutzimpfung