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Stroke after varicella vaccination.

Wirrell E, Hill MD, Jadavji T, Kirton A, Barlow K

Division of Pediatric Neurology, Alberta Children's Hospital, and the University of Calgary, Ontario, Canada. wirrell@calgaryhealthregion.ca

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.

Published 6 December 2004 in J Pediatr, 145(6): 845-7.
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