Can Gardasil cause neurological problems?
April 30, 2009 (Seattle) — Girls and women who receive the Gardasil vaccine to prevent cervical cancer may be at increased risk of a rare but serious disorder of the nervous system in the first few weeks after getting their shots, researchers report.
What are the side effects of Gardasil?
What Are Side Effects of Gardasil?
- injection site reactions (pain, swelling, redness, bruising, or itching),
- fever,
- headache,
- dizziness,
- tiredness,
- nausea,
- vomiting,
- diarrhea,
Does HPV affect the brain?
Although HPV positivity is regarded as a favorable prognostic indicator, it does not safeguard from spread to the brain. In our experience, just over half of the HNSCCs that metastasized to the brain were HPV-related.
Does HPV cause nerve damage?
The affected individual can also experience additional neurological symptoms, including weakness (sometimes to the point of paralysis), confusion, drowsiness, vision problems, and tingling or numbness.
What are the long term effects of HPV vaccine?
Can the HPV vaccine cause long-term (chronic) conditions?
- chronic fatigue syndrome (sometimes called ME)
- complex regional pain syndrome.
- postural tachycardia syndrome.
- premature ovarian failure.
- Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Can HPV cause seizure?
Of the 68 US AEFI reports of seizures after HPV vaccination, US researchers stated: “some reports to VAERS of seizures may be anoxic seizures resulting from syncopal episodes”,6 but they were unable to delineate this further.
Does HPV cause epilepsy?
Researchers have detected human papillomavirus (HPV16) in brain tissue from patients with a common form of pediatric epilepsy — a finding that suggests that the same virus that causes cervical cancer may also be a factor in the development of epilepsy.