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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 +4 more
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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 +15 more
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Chloroquine, a FDA-approved Drug, Prevents Zika Virus Infection and its Associated Congenital Microcephaly in Mice [PDF]
EBioMedicine, 2017 Natalie Quanquin +2 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 +3 more
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Clinical aspects of congenital microcephaly syndrome by Zika virus in a rehabilitation center for patients with microcephaly [PDF]
Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira, 2019 SUMMARY OBJECTIVE In this study, we intend to identify the prevalence of clinical variables in children with microcephaly. METHODS This is a cross-sectional and observational study with data collected from medical records of patients admitted to the microcephaly outpatient clinic of a referral center in Teresina-PI.
Kelson James Almeida +6 more
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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 +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 +3 more
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Altered inhibition and excitation in neocortical circuits in congenital microcephaly [PDF]
Neurobiology of Disease, 2019 Congenital microcephaly is highly associated with intellectual disability. Features of autosomal recessive primary microcephaly subtype 3 (MCPH3) also include hyperactivity and seizures. The disease is caused by biallelic mutations in the Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 regulatory subunit-associated protein 2 gene CDK5RAP2.
Sami Zaqout +9 more
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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 +13 more
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