Do vaccines cause autism? Read the below snippet from CBS news about vaccine injury compensation claims for autism & infer for yourself
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US: "Some families who believe vaccines caused autism in a loved one are circulating these words of advice: use "encephalopathy" in vaccine court and you're more likely to win. Argue "autism" and you're sure to lose.
"I purposely avoided mentioning 'autism' in the claim," says the attorney for a child diagnosed with brain damage and autism after her DTaP vaccination at 18 months. The lawsuit alleged only encephalopathy. "Using (the child's) autism diagnosis would have dragged out the lawsuit for years. The point wasn't to try to win the autism debate, it was to get this family the compensation they need to take care of their injured child." They promptly won a significant award.
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“Autism can be characterized as chronic low grade encephalopathy”
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Encephalopathy is listed as a potential vaccine injury eligible for compensation on the vaccine injury table of US.
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Another vaccine injury listed on the table - encephalitis is also linked to autism
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Meta analysis of 16 studies
Encephalitis during childhood is associated with long term side effects, including developmental delay, abnormal behaviour, motor impairment, and seizures
“Incomplete recovery was reported in 312 children (42.0%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 31.6-53.1% in pooled estimate). Among the other sequelae, developmental delay, abnormal behaviour, motor impairment, and seizures were reported among 35.0% (95% CI 10.0-65.0%), 18.0% (95% CI 8.0-31.0%), 17.0% (95% CI 10.0-26.0%), and 10.0% (95% CI 6.0-14.0%) respectively”
Khandaker G, Jung J, Britton PN, King C, Yin JK, Jones CA. Long-term outcomes of infective encephalitis in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2016 Nov;58(11):1108-1115. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.13197. Epub 2016 Jul 16. Erratum in: Dev Med Child Neurol. 2017 Jan;59(1):107. PMID: 27422743.
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“Of 101 children enrolled (with history of encephalitis), 4 died and 25 had other neurological sequelae, including epilepsy, headache, developmental delay, and emotional or behavioral changes during the 5 years of follow-up”
Source:
Wang IJ, Lee PI, Huang LM, Chen CJ, Chen CL, Lee WT. The correlation between neurological evaluations and neurological outcome in acute encephalitis: a hospital-based study. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2007 Mar;11(2):63-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2006.09.010. Epub 2007 Jan 19. PMID: 17240177.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17240177/
“most patients (with history of encephalitis) had persistent impairments, with frequent deficits in cognitive function, especially memory and attention. Depression and anxiety were also common”
Source:
Kvam KA, Stahl JP, Chow FC, Soldatos A, Tattevin P, Sejvar J, Mailles A. Outcome and Sequelae of Autoimmune Encephalitis. J Clin Neurol. 2024 Jan;20(1):3-22. doi: 10.3988/jcn.2023.0242. PMID: 38179628; PMCID: PMC10782092.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38179628/
"many studies indicate that children with an ASD (autism) diagnosis have brain pathology suggestive of ongoing neuroinflammation or encephalitis"
Source:
Kern JK, Geier DA, Sykes LK, Geier MR. Relevance of Neuroinflammation and Encephalitis in Autism. Front Cell Neurosci. 2016 Jan 19;9:519. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2015.00519. PMID: 26834565; PMCID: PMC4717322.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
"Regression in AE (autoimmune encephalitis) Mimics Autistic Regression"
Source:
Whiteley P, Marlow B, Kapoor RR, Blagojevic-Stokic N, Sala R. Autoimmune Encephalitis and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Front Psychiatry. 2021 Dec 17;12:775017. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.775017. PMID: 34975576; PMCID: PMC8718789.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
"A clinical picture which is indistinguishable from infantile autism may develop after a brain disease such as encephalitis when it occurs in early childhood."
Source:
Herbert, Martin. Emotional Problems of Development in Children. Internet Archive, Academic Press Inc., 1945, .archive.org/details/in.ern…
“Encephalitis in children may be associated with significant long-term neurologic sequelae. Significant cognitive impairment, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and learning disabilities are common, and even children who were considered fully recovered at discharge may be significantly affected”
Source:
Michaeli O, Kassis I, Shachor-Meyouhas Y, Shahar E, Ravid S. Long-term motor and cognitive outcome of acute encephalitis. Pediatrics. 2014 Mar;133(3):e546-52. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-3010. Epub 2014 Feb 17. PMID: 24534397.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24534397/
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“Persisting symptoms after childhood encephalitis were present for a substantial number of children. Seizures increased the risk of subsequent epilepsy; the only other prognostic marker was admission to the ICU. Even children who were considered fully recovered at discharge reported persisting symptoms at follow-up evaluations”
Source:
Fowler A, Stödberg T, Eriksson M, Wickström R. Long-term outcomes of acute encephalitis in childhood. Pediatrics. 2010 Oct;126(4):e828-35. doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-3188. Epub 2010 Sep 27. PMID: 20876179.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20876179/
“31 (18%) were mildly impaired, 25 (14%) were severely impaired, and 3 (1%) were in a vegetative state. The most frequent symptoms were difficulty concentrating (42%), behavioral disorders (27%), speech disorders (20%), and memory loss (19%). Fifteen of 63 patients (24%) previously employed were still unable to resume work”
Source:
Mailles A, De Broucker T, Costanzo P, Martinez-Almoyna L, Vaillant V, Stahl JP; Steering Committee and Investigators Group. Long-term outcome of patients presenting with acute infectious encephalitis of various causes in France. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 May;54(10):1455-64. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis226. Epub 2012 Mar 28. PMID: 22460967.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22460967/
“Paediatric encephalitis is estimated to cause up to a 13% risk of death and 78% risk of neurological sequelae during 1 to 5 years of follow‐up”
Source:
Pöyhönen HM, Nyman MJ, Peltola VT, Löyttyniemi ES, Lähdesmäki TT. Neuroimaging and neurological outcome of children with acute encephalitis. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2022 Oct;64(10):1262-1269. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15261. Epub 2022 May 8. PMID: 35527347; PMCID: PMC9545686.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
“We concluded that PEE (post encephalitic epilepsy) is not a rare complication of acute encephalitis”
Source:
Lee WT, Yu TW, Chang WC, Shau WY. Risk factors for postencephalitic epilepsy in children: a hospital-based study in Taiwan. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2007 Sep;11(5):302-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2007.02.011. Epub 2007 Jun 18. PMID: 17574460.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17574460/
“ Encephalitis leads to significant morbidity and death, and incomplete recovery is achieved in the majority of hospitalized patients.”
Source:
Rao S, Elkon B, Flett KB, Moss AF, Bernard TJ, Stroud B, Wilson KM. Long-Term Outcomes and Risk Factors Associated With Acute Encephalitis in Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 Mar 1;6(1):20-27. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piv075. PMID: 26553786.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26553786/
"Encephalitis can cause mental deficiency and loss of ability to walk & talk"
Source:
Hoch, Paul H., and Internet Archive. Psychopathology of Childhood. Internet Archive, New York : Grune & Stratton, 1955.archive.org/details/psycho…
Newborn encephalopathy (which can also be triggered by vaccines) is associated with autism.
Badawi, Nadia, et al. “Autism Following a History of Newborn Encephalopathy: More than a Coincidence?” Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, vol. 48, no. 2, 1 Feb. 2006, pp. 85–89, , .
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