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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Zika virus: New clinical syndromes and its emergence in the western hemisphere [PDF]
, 2016 Zika virus (ZIKV) had remained a relatively obscure flavivirus until a recent series of outbreaks accompanied by unexpectedly severe clinical complications brought this virus into the spotlight as causing an infection of global public health concern.
Brazilian Medical Genetics Society–Zika Embryopathy Task Force +9 more
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Neuroimaging Findings in Congenital Zika Syndrome [PDF]
American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2016 Since the early 2015 outbreak of the Zika virus, an arbovirus originally identified in Africa and Asia-Pacific and transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, the virus has spread rapidly from Pernambuco State throughout Brazil and the Americas.
A. Poretti, T.A.G.M. Huisman
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Zika virus infection in the returning traveller: what every neurologist should know [PDF]
, 2018 Zika virus has been associated with a wide range of neurological complications. Neurologists in areas without current active transmission of the virus may be confronted with Zika-associated neurological disease, as a large number of returning travellers ...
Brito Ferreira, Maria Lucia +6 more
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Underreporting of Fatal Congenital Zika Syndrome, Mexico, 2016–2017
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019 To determine completeness of fatal congenital Zika syndrome reporting in Mexico, we examined data from the Mexican National Institute of Statistics and Geography.
Victor M. Cardenas +2 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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The economic burden of congenital Zika Syndrome in Brazil: an overview at 5 years and 10 years. [PDF]
BMJ Glob Health, 2022 Background The aim of this paper is to estimate the economic burden of children with congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS) in Brazil over 5–10 years. Methods We conducted a modelling study based on data collected in a case–control study in Brazil, including ...
Fernandes S +8 more
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Zika virus infection reprograms global transcription of host cells to allow sustained infection. [PDF]
, 2017 Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging virus causally linked to neurological disorders, including congenital microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome. There are currently no targeted therapies for ZIKV infection.
Bansal, Vikas +5 more
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Continuity of neuro-psychomotor stimulation of children with congenital Zika syndrome
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2021 Objective: Understand the continuity of stimulation of neuro-psychomotor development in children with congenital Zika syndrome. Method: Descriptive-exploratory study with theoretical support in symbolic interactionism.
Anna Tereza Alves Guedes +5 more
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Factors related to the quality of life of mothers of children with Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome [PDF]
Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem, 2022 Objective: To relate sociodemographic and clinical aspects to the quality of life of mothers of children with Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome. Method: Cross-sectional analytical study, conducted in a rehabilitation center in Goiânia, central region of ...
Gabriela Eiras Ortoni +5 more
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