Vaccine Case Review Form

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The following questions are about the person suffering from a vaccine reaction:

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Date of Vaccinations

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Date the First Symptoms Occurred

Date of First Medical Visit Concerning the Symptoms

Describe the Symptoms of the Vaccine Reaction

Describe Your Current Health Condition

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What Is Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis or ADEM?

Encefalomielitis Diseminada Aguda En Español

Can ADEM be triggered by a vaccine shot?

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is characterized by a brief but intense attack of inflammation in the brain and spinal cord that damages myelin. Myelin is the protective covering of nerve fibers. Viral infection or vaccination can trigger ADEM. Symptoms include fever, fatigue, headache, nausea and vomiting, seizures, coma, vision loss, weakness even to the point of paralysis, and difficulty coordinating voluntary muscle movements (such as those used in walking). ADEM is sometimes diagnosed as a severe first attack of multiple sclerosis (MS), since some of the symptoms of the two disorders, particularly those caused by demyelination, overlap. However, ADEM usually has symptoms of encephalitis (such as fever or coma), as well as symptoms of myelin damage (visual loss, paralysis), as opposed to MS, which usually doesn't have encephalitis-like symptoms. In addition, ADEM usually consists of a single episode or attack, while MS features many attacks over the course of time. MS, like ADEM, can also be triggered by viral infection or vaccination.

Prognosis of ADEM Triggered by Vaccination

Corticosteroid therapy can shorten the duration of neurological symptoms of ADEM and halt

further progression of the disease in the short term, but the long term prognosis for individuals has significant variety. Studies indicate that half of all patients with ADEM will eventually completely recover. Unfortunately, that leaves the other half that will not. Of those, the prognoses vary greatly.

Compensation for ADEM Triggered by Vaccine

Maglio Christopher & Toale, P.A. has represented a number of patients that have obtained compensation for injuries resulting from ADEM following vaccination. Vaccines that may cause ADEM may include the flu shot, Gardasil vaccine, Menactra vaccine, Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine, and Hepatitis B vaccine among others.