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Microcephaly

Children, 2017
Microcephaly is defined as a head circumference more than two standard deviations below the mean for gender and age. Congenital microcephaly is present at birth, whereas postnatal microcephaly occurs later in life.
Emily Hanzlik, Joseph Gigante
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The Frequency of Cytomegalovirus and Toxoplasma Among Microcephalic and Hydrocephalic Neonates Admitted to Pediatric Hospital in Bandar Abbas [PDF]

Disease and Diagnosis, 2020
Background: Congenital infection is a primary cause of malformations during infancy including hydrocephaly and microcephaly. In addition, cytomegalovirus and toxoplasma are the two prevalent causes of congenital infections.
Maryam Rostamian, Seyyed Hossein Saadat, Mohammad Mehdi Mashayekhi, Hosein Hamadiyan, Mehran Ahmadi   +4 more
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Phenotypic Differences between Asian and African Lineage Zika Viruses in Human Neural Progenitor Cells

mSphere, 2017
Recent Zika virus (ZIKV) infections have been associated with a range of neurological complications, in particular congenital microcephaly. Human neural progenitor cells (hNPCs) are thought to play an important role in the pathogenesis of microcephaly ...
Fatih Anfasa, Jurre Y. Siegers, Mark van der Kroeg, Noreen Mumtaz, V. Stalin Raj, Femke M. S. de Vrij, W. Widagdo, Gülsah Gabriel, Sara Salinas, Yannick Simonin, Chantal Reusken, Steven A. Kushner, Marion P. G. Koopmans, Bart Haagmans, Byron E. E. Martina, Debby van Riel   +15 more
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Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome: Microcephaly and Orofacial Anomalies

Life, 2023
The progressive reappearance of the Zika virus (ZIKV) infection since October 2013 and its circulation in >70 countries and territories (from French Polynesia to Brazil and other countries in the Americas, with sporadic spread in Europe and the East) has long been reported as a global public health emergency.
Gaetano Scotto, Salvatore Massa, Francesca Spirito, Vincenzina Fazio   +3 more
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Prevalence and causes of congenital microcephaly in the absence of a Zika virus outbreak in southern Brazil

Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português), 2019
Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the causes of congenital microcephaly in Rio Grande do Sul, a state in southern Brazil, where no ZIKV outbreak was detected, from December 2015 to December 2016, which was the period when ZIKV infection ...
Silvani Herber, André A. Silva, Maria Teresa V. Sanseverino, Luciana Friedrich, Tani M.S. Ranieri, Catia Favreto, Lucas R. Fraga, Anna P. Terra, Ida V.D. Schwartz, Lavínia Schuler‐Faccini   +9 more
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Zika virus infection and microcephaly: spatial analysis and socio-environmental determinants in a region of high Aedes aegypti infestation in the Central-West Region of Brazil

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background More than 5 years after the Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic, Zika infection remains a major concern in regions with high Aedes infestation. The objectives of this study were (i) to identify clusters of ZIKV infection and microcephaly, and/or ...
Patrícia Silva Nunes, Rafael Alves Guimarães, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Wayner Vieira de Souza, Marília Dalva Turchi   +4 more
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Microcephaly in Neurometabolic Diseases

Children, 2022
Neurometabolic disorders are an important group of diseases that mostly occur in neonates and infants. They are mainly due to the lack or dysfunction of an enzyme or cofactors necessary for a specific biochemical reaction, which leads to a deficiency of ...
Wiktoria Kempińska, Karolina Korta, Magdalena Marchaj, Justyna Paprocka   +3 more
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Another piece of the Zika puzzle: assessing the associated factors to microcephaly in a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Although it is known that Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy may lead to microcephaly in the fetus, the prognostic factors associated with this tragic disorder remain unclear.
Luciana Guerra Gallo, Jorge Martinez-Cajas, Henry Maia Peixoto, Ana Carolina Esteves da Silva Pereira, Jillian E. Carter, Sandra McKeown, Bruno Schaub, Camila V. Ventura, Giovanny Vinícius Araújo de França, Léo Pomar, Liana O. Ventura, Vivek R. Nerurkar, Wildo Navegantes de Araújo, Maria P. Velez   +13 more
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Microcephaly Resulting From Congenital Toxoplasmosis: What the Radiologist can Expect to See? A Case Report

Radiology Case Reports
Microcephaly is defined as an occipitofrontal head circumference two standard deviations (2SD) below average for age and sex, with severe microcephaly below three standard deviations (3SD).
Marrakchi Salma, MD, El Graini Soumia, MD, Hadj Hsain Ihssan, MD, Allali Nazik, phD, Chat Latifa, phD, El Haddad Siham, phD   +5 more
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Zika Virus RNA Replication and Persistence in Brain and Placental Tissue

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
Zika virus is causally linked with congenital microcephaly and may be associated with pregnancy loss. However, the mechanisms of Zika virus intrauterine transmission and replication and its tropism and persistence in tissues are poorly understood.
Julu Bhatnagar, Demi B. Rabeneck, Roosecelis B. Martines, Sarah Reagan-Steiner, Yokabed Ermias, Lindsey B.C. Estetter, Tadaki Suzuki, Jana M. Ritter, M. Kelly Keating, Gillian Hale, Joy Gary, Atis Muehlenbachs, Amy J. Lambert, Robert Lanciotti, Titilope Oduyebo, Dana Meaney-Delman, Fernando Bolaños, Edgar Alberto Parra Saad, Wun-Ju Shieh, Sherif Zaki   +19 more
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