Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Virginia: Teen Suffers from Guillain-Barre Syndrome after H1N1 Swine Flu Shot

A 14-year-old Virginia boy is weak and struggling to walk after coming down with a reported case of Guillain-Barre syndrome within hours after receiving the H1N1 vaccine for swine flu.

Jordan McFarland, a high school athlete from Alexandria, Va., left Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children Tuesday night in a wheelchair nearly a week after developing severe headaches, muscle spasms and weakness in his legs following a swine flu shot. He will likely need the assistance of a walker for four to six weeks, plus extensive physical therapy.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33845867/ns/health-cold_and_flu/