Presumed congenital infection by Zika virus: findings on psychomotor development - a case report

Presumed congenital infection by Zika virus: findings on psychomotor development - a case report

Abstract Introduction: the identification of Zika virus (ZikV) in the amniotic fluid, in the placenta and in newborns' brains suggests a neurotropism of this agent in the brain development, resulting in neuro-psycho-motor alterations. Thus, this present study reports the assessment of children...

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Main Authors: Ana Carla Gomes Botelho, Luana Valeriano Neri, Marina Queiroz Ferreira da Silva, Thaisa Teixeira de Lima, Karla Gonçalves dos Santos, Raysa Mayara Araújo da Cunha, Alessandra Carolina de Santana Chagas, Nauane de Oliveira Lima, Ariádne Dias Maux Gonçalves, Marcela Raquel de Oliveira Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
Subjects:
Child development
Zika virus
Microcephaly
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-38292016000800004&lng=en&tlng=en

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