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vaccines cause epilepsy?

Wed, 01/31/2007 - 16:04
Epilepsy & vaccination In 1998, federal public health officials at the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, Public Health Service (Pediatrics; March 1998) found that a causal relationship exists between live measles vaccine and encephalopathy after analyzing cases of children who received measles vaccine alone or in the combination MMR shot and, within 15 days of vaccination, suffered neurologic signs that progressed to death or mental regression, retardation, chronic seizures, motor and sensory deficits and movement disorders.---BL Fisher http://www.nvic.org

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Re: Re: vaccines cause epilepsy?

Submitted by Lydiasmama on Fri, 2007-02-09 - 08:43
I agree. My daughter started having seizures within 48 hours of her 6 month shots and I still can't get any doctor to listen to that. She has myoclonic seizures and one of the rare side effects of DTaP is absence or jerking seizures...HELLO PEOPLE!! Now I'm afraid to give her any vaccines for fear that they will make her condition worse. The more I read about vaccines the more unhappy I become. I'm leaning towards giving no more vaccines to my child and to not give any to future children. I know many don't agree with that, and 9 months ago I was in that group, now though, I would give anything to go back to her birth and tell them no vaccines until age 2. Jenn

What makes you think vaccines

Submitted by Rosalee on Wed, 2018-06-20 - 22:08
What makes you think vaccines are safer at two years of age? Aluminum, mercury and formaldehyde, plus animal parts and human DNA are injected into the blood stream. Many parents are saying the MMR has caused Autism in their child or even in one case triplets. Please, for your child's sake, do studies on whats in these vaccines and read the inserts on side effects before doing anything else.

Re: Re: Re: vaccines cause epilepsy?

Submitted by DCB752 on Mon, 2007-02-12 - 11:52
I just logged for the first time in a long while. My son has been having neurological problems, seizures, movements that doctors aren't sure what to call, etc. since last May. He was a healthy 18 mos. old little boy and then 11 days after his checkup (vaccines) he vommitted and had a 1+ hour seizure. We lived in the hospital for over 50 days on and off with different doctors looking at different things. He has had genetic tests including a muscle biopsy and everything was normal. Different people, family members and friends have mentioned the possibility of this being caused by vaccines. All of his doctors dismiss that right away. My son has several developmental setbacks. He no longer sits up or stands or uses his hands. My family is hurting so much, does anyone have any advise for us. We need help. S

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