Browsing by Subject "Microcephaly"
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Alterações Auditivas em Crianças com Microcefalia e provável Infecção pelo Zika Vírus
(2016)Objetivos: Avaliar alterações auditi vas em crianças com microcefalia secundária a provável infecção congênita por ZIKV atendidas no Centro Integrado de Reabilitação (CEIR). -
Association between Zika virus and microcephaly in French Polynesia, 2013-15: A retrospective study
(2016-06)The emergence of Zika virus in the Americas has coincided with increased reports of babies born with microcephaly. On Feb 1, 2016, WHO declared the suspected link between Zika virus and microcephaly to be a Public Health ... -
Association between Zika virus infection and microcephaly in Brazil, January to May, 2016: preliminary report of a case-control study
(2016-06)BACKGROUND: The microcephaly epidemic, which started in Brazil in 2015, was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by WHO in 2016. We report the preliminary results of a case-control study investigating ... -
Avaliação de Deformidades Congênitas dos Quadris em Pacientes com Microcefalia Associada à Infecção Congênita pelo Zika Vírus
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Avaliação do Desenvolvimento Neuropsicomotor em Portadores de Microcefalia Associado ao Zika Vírus
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Birth Defects Among Fetuses and Infants of US Women With Evidence of Possible Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy
(2017)IMPORTANCE: Understanding the risk of birth defects associated with Zika virus infection during pregnancy may help guide communication, prevention, and planning efforts. In the absence of Zika virus, microcephaly occurs ... -
Clinical features and neuroimaging (CT and MRI) findings in presumed Zika virus related congenital infection and microcephaly: retrospective case series study
(2016-06)OBJECTIVE: To report radiological findings observed in computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the first cases of congenital infection and microcephaly presumably associated with the Zika ... -
Clinical Manifestations of Zika Virus Infection, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2015
(2016-07)Zika virus infection, which has been associated with microcephaly and other neurologic disorders, has reached the level of public health emergency of international concern (1). Zika virus (family Flaviviridae, genus ... -
Complete coding sequence of Zika virus from Martinique outbreak in 2015
(2016-06)Zika virus is an Aedes-borne Flavivirus causing fever, arthralgia, myalgia rash, associated with Guillain–Barré syndrome and suspected to induce microcephaly in the fetus. We report here the complete coding sequence of the ... -
Computed Tomographic Findings in Microcephaly Associated with Zika Virus
(2016-06)Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that is transmitted primarily by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.1 Starting in May 2015, an outbreak of ZIKV infection has been reported in Brazil in association with an increasing ... -
Cutaneous manifestations of the Zika virus
(2016-06)The Zika virus outbreak in Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Pacific has drawn attention to the virus in the media and medical community. As of February 10, 2016, 52 travel-related cases of Zika virus have been reported ... -
Detection and sequencing of Zika virus from amniotic fluid of fetuses with microcephaly in Brazil: a case study
(2016-06)Background The incidence of microcephaly in Brazil in 2015 was 20 times higher than in previous years. Congenital microcephaly is associated with genetic factors and several causative agents. Epidemiological data suggest ... -
The Epidemic of Zika Virus-Related Microcephaly in Brazil: Detection, Control, Etiology, and Future Scenarios
(2016-06)We describe the epidemic of microcephaly in Brazil, its detection and attempts to control it, the suspected causal link with Zika virus infection during pregnancy, and possible scenarios for the future. In October 2015, ... -
The Epidemic of Zika Virus–Related Microcephaly in Brazil: Detection, Control, Etiology, and Future Scenarios
(2016-06)We describe the epidemic of microcephaly in Brazil, its detection and attempts to control it, the suspected causal link with Zika virus infection during pregnancy, and possible scenarios for the future. In October 2015, ... -
Expanded Spectrum of Congenital Ocular Findings in Microcephaly with Presumed Zika Infection
(2016-06)PURPOSE: To describe the ocular findings of 3 cases of suspected congenital Zika viral infection with microcephaly and maculopathy. DESIGN: Retrospective, consecutive case series. PARTICIPANTS: Three male infants born ... -
Hearing Loss in Infants with Microcephaly and Evidence of Congenital Zika Virus Infection - Brazil, November 2015-May 2016
(2016)Congenital infection with Zika virus causes microcephaly and other brain abnormalities (1). Hearing loss associated with other congenital viral infections is well described; however, little is known about hearing loss in ... -
Increase in Reported Prevalence of Microcephaly in Infants Born to Women Living in Areas with Confirmed Zika Virus Transmission During the First Trimester of Pregnancy - Brazil, 2015
(2016-06)Widespread transmission of Zika virus by Aedes mosquitoes has been recognized in Brazil since late 2014, and in October 2015, an increase in the number of reported cases of microcephaly was reported to the Brazil Ministry ... -
Intrauterine Zika virus infection and microcephaly: perinatal imaging correlations with 3D virtual physical models
(2016-06)Zika virus (ZIKV) belongs to the same family of flaviviruses as dengue (DENV) and chikungunya (CHIKV) and, the Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes are recognized as transmitting agents. Zika virus was first identified ... -
Microcephaly and Zika virus: neonatal neuroradiological aspects
(2016-06)PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to describe some radiological features in the newborns with microcephaly caused by Zika virus infection during pregnancy. METHODS: We radiologically analyzed 13 cases of newborns with ... -
Microcephaly associated with maternal Zika virus infection
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