title: [Post-vaccinal hemi-convulsion hemiplegia syndrome].
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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pédiatrie et Génétique Médicale, CHRU Pontchaillou, Rennes.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pladys
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roussey
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dabadie
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Betremieux
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lefrançois
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005334:Fever / Q000150:complications; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011054:Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003294:Seizures, Febrile / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine; D011054:Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated
vernacular_title: Syndrome hémiconvulsion hémiplégie post-vaccinal.