The First International HPV Vaccine Information Clearinghouse
Neurology
B. Wildemann, S. Jarius, M. Hartmann, J. U. Regula and C. Hametner
Neurology 2009;72;2132-2133
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181aa53bb
We report a case of severe encephalitis evolving shortly after administration of a new vaccine against human papilloma virus (HPV) recently approved for the prevention of diseases caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16, and 18.
Parkinsonism and Related Disorders
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Letter to the Editor
1. Introduction
Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome (OMS) is a rare neurologic
condition comprised of the two hallmark signs of dysmetric ocular
ataxia and myoclonic jerks of the extremities. The eye movements
have been described as ‘‘dancing eyes’’. The eyes dart involuntarily
away from the point of visual fixation or pursuit in a manner that
can be considered a myoclonic jerk of the extra-ocular muscles.
When the patient attempts to align the gaze on a point, there may
be dysmetric overshoot of the eyemovement.Myoclonicmovements
of the extremities occur at rest, and intended actions are ataxic. The
mean age of presentation of OMS in childhood is 14 months, and it
presents as a paraneoplastic syndromeassociated with an underlying
tumor in 50–60% of the cases [1,2], most commonly neuroblastoma
or ganglioneuroblastoma. Recent research has revealed the presence
of several auto-antibodies including anti-Hu, anti-Ri, a-Enolase,
KSRP and NLK [3] in patients with OMS. These antibodies bind to
an array of targets in the cerebellum andmaymanifest as oligoclonal
bands in cerebrospinal fluid. The syndrome is often associated
with behavioral changes such as aggression, irritability, and
insomnia. Post-vaccine OMS is not well described in the pediatric
population.
Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus • Vol. xx, No. x
Steven M. Cohen, MD
From the University of South Florida School of Medicine, Tampa, Florida.
Originally submitted July 10, 2008. Accepted for publication October 29, 2008.
The author has no financial or proprietary interest in the materials presented herein.
Multiple evanescent white dot syndrome is a rare chorioretinopathy causing transitory vision loss, usually in females and generally in one eye. In 2007, widespread vaccination of older children against human papilloma virus and meningococcus was recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A 17-year-old girl presented with multiple evanescent white dot syndrome 1 month after receiving these two vaccinations. [J PediatrOphthalmol Strabismus 200X;XX:XX-XX.]
Ingrid Gerhard, Bondo Monga, Andreas Waldbrenner,
Benno Runnebaum
Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproduction,
University Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Heidelberg Germany
Heavy metals have been identified as factors affecting human fertility. This study was designed to investigate whether the urinary heavy metal excretion is associated with different factors of infertility. The urinary heavy metal excretion was determined in 501 infertile women after oral administration of the chelating agent 2,3-dimercaptopropane- 1-sulfonic acid (DMPS) .
Journal of Child Neurology
J Child Neurol 2010; 25; 321
DOI: 10.1177/0883073809349322
Received August 11, 2009. Received revised August 26, 2009. Accepted
for publication August 26, 2009.
Francis J. DiMario, Jr, Mirna Hajjar and Thomas Ciesielski
We report the course of a 16-year-old girl who presented with near complete visual loss associated with chiasmal neuritis and a biopsy proven tumefactive demyelinating lesion on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in association with a recent immunization against human papilloma virus.
