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Microcephaly, an etiopathogenic vision

Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2021
Microcephaly is defined by an occipital-frontal head circumference (OFD) 2 standard deviations (SD) smaller than the average expected for age, gender and population. Its incidence has been reported between 1.3 and 150 cases per 100,000 births. Currently,
Luis Eduardo Becerra-Solano, Leovigildo Mateos-Sánchez, Eunice López-Muñoz   +2 more
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Zika-Induced Microcephaly and Neurodevelopment

, 2018
Zika virus [ZV] infection in pregnancy causes microcephaly in the developing fetus. The cause and effect relationship is well established through human case studies and experimental models. The fetal neural tissue development is markedly disrupted by the
Shafique, Sidra
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ETIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD MICROCEPHALY: A SINGLE-CENTER RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Malang Neurology Journal, 2022
Background: Microcephaly is a condition that causes a reduction in brain volume as well as cognitive and motor impairments. It can be seen alone or in conjunction with a variety of genetic disorders and environmental factors.
Deniz Güven, Didem Ardıçlı, Dilek Sarıcı   +2 more
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Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy due to Biallelic Pathogenic Variants in PIGM

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective PIGM encodes a critical enzyme in the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)‐anchor biosynthesis pathway. While promoter‐region mutations in PIGM have been associated with a relatively mild phenotype characterized by portal vein thrombosis and absence seizures, recent evidence suggests that coding‐region mutations result in a more severe
Júlia Sala‐Coromina, Anna Marcé‐Grau, Barbara Masotto, Marta Codina, Lamia BenJemaa, Yasmina Elaribi, Mónica Martinez‐Gallo, Roger Colobran, Angel Sanchez‐Montañez, Irene Valenzuela, Yoshiko Murakami, Alfons Macaya   +11 more
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Feeding characteristics and growth among children with prenatal exposure to Zika virus with and without microcephaly in the microcephaly epidemic research group pediatric cohort

BMC Pediatrics
Objective To describe the feeding characteristics and growth of children with prenatal exposure to Zika virus (ZIKV) from birth to 48 months. Design Using data from the prospective Microcephaly Epidemic Research Group Pediatric Cohort (MERG-PC), children
Danielle Maria da Silva Oliveira, Demócrito de Barros Miranda-Filho, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes, Ulisses Ramos Montarroyos, Elizabeth B. Brickley, Maria Helena Teixeira Pinto, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Regina Coeli Ramos, Thalia Velho Barreto de Araújo, Sophie Helena Eickmann, Paula Fabiana Sobral da Silva, Maria Durce Costa Gomes Carvalho, Olga Sophia de Sousa Martins, Ana Célia Oliveira dos Santos   +13 more
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Spacial and temporal analysis of infant mortality from microcephaly in argentina (1998-2012)

Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba, 2017
Due to the increase in cases of microcephaly caused by Zika virus in Brazil, the Ministry of Health of Argentina recommends increasing surveillance of this malformation.
José Edgardo Dipierri, Rubén Adrian Bronberg   +1 more
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CHROMOSOMAL ANALYSIS OF MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN WITH MICROCEPHALY [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Mental retardation is a common condition with the incidence of 1- 3% of the entire population; about 25% - 50% of them are genetic causes. Chromosomal causes account for up to 28%.
Afadiyanti, Alfi, Rusdi, Wiyosa Waluyan, Putra, Farmaditya Eka   +2 more
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Microcephaly epidemic in Brazil: An earlier chapter.

, 2020
Identify risk factors for microcephaly and evaluate historical trends of microcephaly and arboviruses to recognize patterns and anomalies that indicate the beginning of the microcephaly epidemic associated with Zika infection.
Daponte-Codina, A, Medeiros Figueiredo, A, Cristina Moreira Marculino Figueiredo, D, Sanchez-Villegas, P, Sousa Soares de Araujo, J   +4 more
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Movement Disorders in Aicardi–Goutières Syndrome and Response to Immunomodulation

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study characterizes movement disorders and treatment responses in seven children with Aicardi–Goutières syndrome (AGS). We retrospectively evaluated motor phenotypes, neuroimaging, and interferon signatures in patients treated with baricitinib or anifrolumab. Spasticity affected all patients, while dystonia was present in 4/7.
Enrique Gonzalez Saez‐Diez, Monica Ferrer Socorro, Kathryn Yang, Nicole Battaglia, Zainab Zaman, Mariko Bennett, Adeline Vanderver, Pui Y. Lee, Lauren A. Henderson, Milena M. Andzelm, Darius Ebrahimi‐Fakhari   +10 more
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Congenital microcephaly unrelated to flavivirus exposure in coastal Kenya [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Wellcome Open Research, 2019
Background: Zika virus (ZIKV) was first discovered in East Africa in 1947.  ZIKV has caused microcephaly in the Americas, but it is not known whether ZIKV is a cause of microcephaly in East Africa.
Hellen C. Barsosio, John N. Gitonga, Henry K. Karanja, Doris K. Nyamwaya, Donwilliams O. Omuoyo, Everlyn Kamau, Mainga M. Hamaluba, Joyce U. Nyiro, Barnes S. Kitsao, Amek Nyaguara, Stella Mwakio, Charles R. Newton, Rosemary Sang, Daniel Wright, Eduard J. Sanders, Anna C. Seale, Charles N. Agoti, James A. Berkley, Philip Bejon, George M. Warimwe   +19 more
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