Unprovoked Seizures in First Year of Life May Signal ASD

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Article below this info

And why do they have seizures? Vaccine

injury. But they keep vaccinating and it progresses to worse injury - ASD

Please share with others you know may be

interested - friends, family, on other email lists, webboards, etc

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2001-08-29-vaccines.htm

http://www.whale.to/vaccines/seizures.html

http://www.whale.to/v/coulter1.html Info on

seizures toward the bottom of this

" The following significant adverse events have

occurred following administration of DTP

vaccines: persistent, inconsolable crying >= 3

hours (1/100 doses), high-pitched, unusual crying

(1/1000 doses), fever >= 40.5degC (1/330 doses),

transient shock-like (hypotonic, hyporesponsive)

episode (1/1750 doses), convulsions (1/1750

doses). " --TETRAMUNE (DTPH) (1996)

http://www.netlink.co.nz/~ias/tetram.htm At Whale

Court case--1998- Lampe--residual seizure

disorder and subsequent mental retardation

http://www.law.gwu.edu/fedcl/Opinions/Horn/98/Lampe2.htm

Court case--Kristy M. Henkel (1998)--seizures,

tuberous sclerosis ( " TS " ).

http://www.law.gwu.edu/fedcl/Opinions//98/HENKEL.htm

Court case-- Plavin ( " " )--seizures

(case denied) (Aug 1998)

http://www.law.gwu.edu/fedcl/Opinions/Tidwell/98/PlavinvUS.htm

Court case--Diane C. Lett (1998)--residual

seizure disorder (case affirmed)

http://www.law.gwu.edu/fedcl/Opinions//98/LETT.htm

Court case-- Hanlon (March 1998)--seizure

disorder (case denied)

http://www.law.gwu.edu/fedcl/Opinions//98/HANLON.htm

Court case-- Leah Reiss-Plavin ( " " )

(1998)--residual seizure disorder

( " RSD " )--- received her first

Diphtheria-Pertussis-Tetanus ( " DPT " ) vaccination

on August 4, 1989 at the age of two months. She

received her second DPT vaccination on September

15, 1989, In November 1989, was diagnosed

with Tuberous Sclerosis ( " TS " ), a neurocutaneous

genetic disorder affecting the skin and nervous system.

Sheri

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Unprovoked Seizures in First Year of Life May Signal Autism Spectrum Disorder

Busko

May 27, 2008 (London, United Kingdom) ­ In a

population-based study of close to 100 children

from Iceland who had unprovoked seizures in the

first year of life, 13.7% went on to have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Having symptomatic seizures (with a known cause)

as opposed to nonsymptomatic or cryptogenic

seizures (with an unknown cause) was associated

with an almost 9-fold higher risk of subsequent autism.

Evald Saemundsen, PhD, from the division of

autism and communication disorders, State

Diagnostic and Counseling Center, in Kopavogur,

Iceland, reported these findings in an oral

presentation at the 7th Annual International Meeting for Autism Research.

" A history of seizure in the first year of life

should attract attention to the possibility of

subsequent ASD, particularly in cases where

seizures are of symptomatic origin, " he said.

Epilepsy and ASD

Epilepsy (recurrent, unprovoked seizures) was 1

of the first biological factors associated with

autism, Dr. Saemundsen noted. Cases studies have

reported a high prevalence of autism in children

with previous infantile spasms, a type of

epilepsy. But it was unknown whether other

unprovoked seizures in the first year of life present a risk of ASD.

The researchers aimed to determine whether there

was a link between unprovoked seizures in the first year of life and ASD.

They examined hospital records from 1982 to 1998

to identify all pediatric patients in Iceland who

had been diagnosed with seizures during their first year of life.

Of the 121 children they identified, 5 had died

and 1 lived abroad. The parents of the remaining

115 children were contacted, and 95 parents

consented to allow their children ­ 61 girls and

34 boys, with a mean age of 11 years ­ to participate in the study.

The parents replied to the social communication

questionnaire, which was used as an initial test

of the children's autistic behaviors. The

children were then assessed using the Autism

Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) and the

Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS)

and/or the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS).

Of the 95 children, 17 had infantile spasms and 78 had other types of seizures.

A total of 13 children ­ 8 girls and 5 boys ­ had

ASD. All but 1 had intellectual disability, and 6

had profound intellectual disability (IQ < 20).

Of the 13 children with ASD, 6 had infantile

spasms, and 7 had other types of epilepsy. The

children with infantile spasms were more likely

to have subsequent ASD than were children with

other types of epilepsy (odds ratio, 1.55; 95% CI, 0.33 – 7.37).

Symptomatic Seizures Strongly Predicted ASD

Children with seizures of symptomatic origin,

irrespective of type, were nearly 9 times more

likely to develop ASD than were those who had

nonsymptomatic seizures (OR, 8.73; 95% CI, 1.88 – 40.54).

The high prevalence of ASD (13.7%) in children

with unprovoked seizures in the first year of

life that was found in this study warrants

further investigation, said Dr. Saemundsen.

The article about the current study is about to

be published, he told Medscape Psychiatry.

7th Annual International Meeting for Autism

Research: Oral Presentation 113.7. May 15-17, 2008.

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Sheri Nakken, former R.N., MA, Hahnemannian Homeopath

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Nevada City CA & Wales UK

Vaccines - http://www.wellwithin1.com/vaccine.htm

Vaccine Dangers & Homeopathy Online/email courses

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The word unprovoked is such a lie. Like SIDS, there is ALWAYS provocation.

Maracuja & nbsp;

From: Sheri Nakken & lt;vaccineinfo@... & gt;

Subject: Unprovoked Seizures in First Year of Life May Signal ASD

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Date: Sunday, June 1, 2008, 1:57 PM

Article below this info

And why do they have seizures? Vaccine

injury. But they keep vaccinating and it progresses to worse injury - ASD

Please share with others you know may be

interested - friends, family, on other email lists, webboards, etc

http://www.usatoday .com/news/ health/2001- 08-29-vaccines. htm

http://www.whale. to/vaccines/ seizures. html

http://www.whale. to/v/coulter1. html Info on

seizures toward the bottom of this

" The following significant adverse events have

occurred following administration of DTP

vaccines: persistent, inconsolable crying & gt;= 3

hours (1/100 doses), high-pitched, unusual crying

(1/1000 doses), fever & gt;= 40.5degC (1/330 doses),

transient shock-like (hypotonic, hyporesponsive)

episode (1/1750 doses), convulsions (1/1750

doses). " --TETRAMUNE (DTPH) (1996)

http://www.netlink. co.nz/~ias/ tetram.htm At Whale

Court case--1998- Lampe--residual seizure

disorder and subsequent mental retardation

http://www.law. gwu.edu/fedcl/ Opinions/ Horn/98/Lampe2. htm

Court case--Kristy M. Henkel (1998)--seizures,

tuberous sclerosis ( " TS " ).

http://www.law. gwu.edu/fedcl/ Opinions/ /98/ HENKEL.htm

Court case-- Plavin ( " " )-- seizures

(case denied) (Aug 1998)

http://www.law. gwu.edu/fedcl/ Opinions/ Tidwell/98/ PlavinvUS. htm

Court case--Diane C. Lett (1998)--residual

seizure disorder (case affirmed)

http://www.law. gwu.edu/fedcl/ Opinions/ /98/ LETT.htm

Court case-- Hanlon (March 1998)--seizure

disorder (case denied)

http://www.law. gwu.edu/fedcl/ Opinions/ /98/ HANLON.htm

Court case-- Leah Reiss-Plavin ( " " )

(1998)--residual seizure disorder

( " RSD " )--- received her first

Diphtheria-Pertussi s-Tetanus ( " DPT " ) vaccination

on August 4, 1989 at the age of two months. She

received her second DPT vaccination on September

15, 1989, In November 1989, was diagnosed

with Tuberous Sclerosis ( " TS " ), a neurocutaneous

genetic disorder affecting the skin and nervous system.

Sheri

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..com/viewarticle /575066

Unprovoked Seizures in First Year of Life May Signal Autism Spectrum Disorder

Busko

May 27, 2008 (London, United Kingdom) & shy; In a

population-based study of close to 100 children

from Iceland who had unprovoked seizures in the

first year of life, 13.7% went on to have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD)..

Having symptomatic seizures (with a known cause)

as opposed to nonsymptomatic or cryptogenic

seizures (with an unknown cause) was associated

with an almost 9-fold higher risk of subsequent autism.

Evald Saemundsen, PhD, from the division of

autism and communication disorders, State

Diagnostic and Counseling Center, in Kopavogur,

Iceland, reported these findings in an oral

presentation at the 7th Annual International Meeting for Autism Research.

" A history of seizure in the first year of life

should attract attention to the possibility of

subsequent ASD, particularly in cases where

seizures are of symptomatic origin, " he said.

Epilepsy and ASD

Epilepsy (recurrent, unprovoked seizures) was 1

of the first biological factors associated with

autism, Dr. Saemundsen noted. Cases studies have

reported a high prevalence of autism in children

with previous infantile spasms, a type of

epilepsy. But it was unknown whether other

unprovoked seizures in the first year of life present a risk of ASD.

The researchers aimed to determine whether there

was a link between unprovoked seizures in the first year of life and ASD.

They examined hospital records from 1982 to 1998

to identify all pediatric patients in Iceland who

had been diagnosed with seizures during their first year of life.

Of the 121 children they identified, 5 had died

and 1 lived abroad. The parents of the remaining

115 children were contacted, and 95 parents

consented to allow their children & shy; 61 girls and

34 boys, with a mean age of 11 years & shy; to participate in the study.

The parents replied to the social communication

questionnaire, which was used as an initial test

of the children's autistic behaviors. The

children were then assessed using the Autism

Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) and the

Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS)

and/or the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS).

Of the 95 children, 17 had infantile spasms and 78 had other types of seizures.

A total of 13 children & shy; 8 girls and 5 boys & shy; had

ASD. All but 1 had intellectual disability, and 6

had profound intellectual disability (IQ & lt; 20).

Of the 13 children with ASD, 6 had infantile

spasms, and 7 had other types of epilepsy. The

children with infantile spasms were more likely

to have subsequent ASD than were children with

other types of epilepsy (odds ratio, 1.55; 95% CI, 0.33 – 7.37).

Symptomatic Seizures Strongly Predicted ASD

Children with seizures of symptomatic origin,

irrespective of type, were nearly 9 times more

likely to develop ASD than were those who had

nonsymptomatic seizures (OR, 8.73; 95% CI, 1.88 – 40.54).

The high prevalence of ASD (13.7%) in children

with unprovoked seizures in the first year of

life that was found in this study warrants

further investigation, said Dr. Saemundsen.

The article about the current study is about to

be published, he told Medscape Psychiatry.

7th Annual International Meeting for Autism

Research: Oral Presentation 113.7. May 15-17, 2008.

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Sheri Nakken, former R.N., MA, Hahnemannian Homeopath

Vaccination Information & amp; Choice Network, Nevada City CA & amp; Wales UK

Vaccines - http://www.wellwith in1.com/vaccine. htm

Vaccine Dangers & amp; Homeopathy Online/email courses