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Case Reports
. 2004 Dec;145(6):845-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.08.005.

Stroke after varicella vaccination

Elaine Wirrell  1 , Michael D Hill, Taj Jadavji, Adam Kirton, Karen Barlow
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Case Reports

Stroke after varicella vaccination

Elaine Wirrell et al. J Pediatr. 2004 Dec.

Abstract

Two children presented with acute hemiparesis 5 days and 3 weeks following varicella vaccination. Both showed unilateral infarction of the basal ganglia and internal capsule, a distribution consistent with varicella angiopathy. Both children had small patent foramen ovale (PFO), and one child also had severe iron-deficiency anemia, which may have predisposed the patient to this adverse effect.

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