Trends in Rate of Seizure-Associated Hospitalizations Among Children 5 Years Old Before and After Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction in the United Sates, 2000-2013

摘要

Background. Rotavirus is a common cause of acute gastroenteritis and has also been associated with generalized tonic-clonic afebrile seizures. Since rotavirus vaccine introduction, hospitalizations for treatment of acute gastroenteritis have decreased. We assess whether there has been an associated decrease in seizure-associated hospitalizations.