Pertussis Immunization and Convulsions

Abstract

A follow-up study of 18 infants and children who suffered convulsions (9 cases) or “hypotonic-hyporesponsive“ episodes (9 cases) within 48 hours following DTP immunization was conducted in the Depts of Pediatrics, UCLA Hospital and Clinics, and the Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles, CA.

Keywords

• hypotonic-hyporesponsive
• minor neurological abnormalities
• serious neurologic damage