| Title |
AS03 Adjuvanted AH1N1 Vaccine Associated with an Abrupt Increase in the Incidence of Childhood Narcolepsy in Finland
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, March 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0033536 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hanna Nohynek, Jukka Jokinen, Markku Partinen, Outi Vaarala, Turkka Kirjavainen, Jonas Sundman, Sari-Leena Himanen, Christer Hublin, Ilkka Julkunen, Päivi Olsén, Outi Saarenpää-Heikkilä, Terhi Kilpi |
| Abstract |
Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder with strong genetic predisposition causing excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy. A sudden increase in childhood narcolepsy was observed in Finland soon after pandemic influenza epidemic and vaccination with ASO3-adjuvanted Pandemrix. No increase was observed in other age groups. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 38 | 12% |
| Spain | 12 | 4% |
| United States | 7 | 2% |
| Austria | 7 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 6 | 2% |
| Finland | 3 | <1% |
| Mexico | 3 | <1% |
| Argentina | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 16 | 5% |
| Unknown | 208 | 68% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 287 | 93% |
| Scientists | 12 | 4% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 7 | 2% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 246 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 40 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 37 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 34 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 33 | 13% |
| Other | 15 | 6% |
| Other | 41 | 16% |
| Unknown | 52 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 73 | 29% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 28 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 18 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 15 | 6% |
| Neuroscience | 11 | 4% |
| Other | 46 | 18% |
| Unknown | 61 | 24% |