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Table 2 Immunizations administered after epilepsy diagnosis

From: Risk of seizures after immunization in children with epilepsy: a risk interval analysis

 

N

%

Number of immunization visits per subject (N = 80)

 1

45

31

  ≥ 2

35

24

Vaccine type(s) administered at immunization visits (N = 161)

 Inactivated vaccine(s) only

94

58

 Live vaccine(s) only

7

4

 Live and inactivated vaccines co-administered

60

37

 DTaP

76

47

 Influenza

27

17

 MenC

7

4

 MMR/MMRV

22

14

 PCV

16

10

 Rotavirus

3

2

 Varicella

5

3

 Other

5

3

Age at immunization event (N = 161)

 0–11 months

39

24

 12–23 months

47

29

 24–47 months

21

13

 48–83 months

54

34

Season of immunization (N = 161)

 Winter

30

19

 Spring

30

19

 Summer

56

35

 Fall

45

28

  1. DTaP, Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis; MenC, meningococcal conjugate vaccine; MMR, measles-mumps-rubella; MMRV, measles-mumps-rubella-varicella; PCV, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine