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Unilateral Phrenic Nerve Palsy in Infants with Congenital Zika Syndrome
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 Since the first identification of neonatal microcephaly cases associated with congenital Zika virus infection in Brazil in 2015, a distinctive constellation of clinical features of congenital Zika syndrome has been described.
Nipunie S. Rajapakse +9 more
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Stigmas of congenital Zika syndrome: family perspectives [PDF]
Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2022 This article uses a socio-anthropological framework to explore the stigmas around interactions with children born with congenital Zika syndrome caused by the Zika virus epidemic in two Brazilian municipalities. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents and other relatives.
Martha Cristina Nunes Moreira +8 more
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Analyzing the ophthalmic red reflex test in children with congenital Zika syndrome [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de OftalmologiaObjective: To evaluate the red reflex test in children with congenital Zika syndrome in order to predict the occurrence of retinal lesion or optic nerve hypoplasia in these patients.
Marcia Beatriz Tartarella +8 more
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Zika virus infection in a pregnant Canadian traveler with congenital fetal malformations noted by ultrasonography at 14-weeks gestation [PDF]
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, 2018 Background Following emergence of Zika virus in the Americas, a devastating new congenital syndrome has been documented, leading to significant morbidity among Zika-infected fetuses and neonates.
Kevin L. Schwartz +7 more
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Host and viral mechanisms of congenital Zika syndrome [PDF]
Virulence, 2019 In 2015-2016, in the Americas, and especially in northeast Brazil, a significant number of cases of microcephaly and other congenital brain abnormalities were linked with an outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in pregnant women. While maternal symptoms of ZIKV are generally mild and self-limiting, clinical presentation in fetuses and newborns ...
Brooke Liang +3 more
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Theoretical care model for children with congenital Zika virus syndrome in the family context
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2021 Objective: to develop a theoretical model about the care of children with Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome in the family context. Method: the Straussian Grounded Theory and the theoretical/philosophical framework of Callista Roy and Leonardo Boff were ...
Gracimary Alves Teixeira +5 more
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Why is congenital Zika syndrome asymmetrically distributed among human populations? [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2018 Zika virus (ZIKV) is a health burden due to the severe neurological abnormalities that arise after congenital infection. Although multiple experimental studies have linked ZIKV with neural birth defects, the scientific community has not been able to ...
Jimena Barbeito-Andrés +2 more
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Two Infants with Presumed Congenital Zika Syndrome, Brownsville, Texas, USA, 2016–2017
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 Since 2007, Zika virus has spread through the Pacific Islands and the Americas. Beginning in 2016, women in Brownsville, Texas, USA, were identified as possibly being exposed to Zika virus during pregnancy.
Ashley Howard +3 more
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Epileptic seizures in children with congenital Zika virus syndrome
Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno InfantilObjectives: to describe preliminary data referred to epileptic seizures and the probability of occurring these epileptic seizures in the infants' first months of life with congenital Zika virus (ZIKV) syndrome. Methods: concurrent cohort study including
Lucas Victor Alves +8 more
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Initial Description of the Presumed Congenital Zika Syndrome
American Journal of Public Health, 2016 Objectives. To provide an initial description of the congenital syndrome presumably associated with infection by Zika virus compared with other syndromes including congenital infections of established etiologies. Methods. We provide an overview of a published case series of 35 cases, a clinical series of 104 cases, and published and unpublished ...
Demócrito de Barros, Miranda-Filho +9 more
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