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How to prevent seizures around the time of vaccinations

Wed, 06/06/2018 - 15:45
Do any parents have any recommendations on what they have done to prevent a seizure around the time of vaccinations?

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I always talk to our

Submitted by Amy Jo on Thu, 2018-06-07 - 13:11
I always talk to our epileptologist about that. Not all vaccinations are issues and even then it's a small group of people who really need to be concerned. One of our kids had a seizure after a vaccination and it was febrile, not a concern at all - and that wasn't the kid with epilepsy.

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