Hidalgo, Hildegard; Kallweit, Ulf; Mathis, Johannes; Bassetti, Claudio (2016). Post Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Vaccination Narcolepsy with Cataplexy. Sleep, 39(10), pp. 1811-1814. American Academy of Sleep Medicine 10.5665/sleep.6160
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)STUDY OBJECTIVES
Narcolepsy with cataplexy (NC) is a chronic neurological disorder thought to result from an altered immune response based on a genetic predisposition coupled with environmental factors. Pandemrix vaccination has been reported to increase the risk of narcolepsy. We aimed at identifying other vaccines associated with the onset of narcolepsy.
METHODS
Case series and retrospective database study.
RESULTS
We identified four cases of NC following a tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccination with FSME Immun. Additional four cases could be detected in the database of the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines in Germany.
CONCLUSIONS
Our findings implicate TBE vaccination as a potential additional environmental factor for the development of NC and add additional evidence for an immunological mechanism in the pathogenesis of the disease.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DCR Unit Sahli Building > Forschungsgruppe Neurologie 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Kallweit, Ulf, Mathis, Johannes, Bassetti, Claudio L.A. |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
0161-8105 |
Publisher: |
American Academy of Sleep Medicine |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Stefanie Hetzenecker |
Date Deposited: |
27 Oct 2016 11:13 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:28 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.5665/sleep.6160 |
PubMed ID: |
27397572 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
cataplexy; dendritic cells; granzyme; hypocretin; narcolepsy; tick-borne encephalitis virus vaccination |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/89358 |
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