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Case Reports
. 2016 Apr 21;21(16).
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.16.30205.

Zika virus detection in cerebrospinal fluid from two patients with encephalopathy, Martinique, February 2016

Benoît Rozé  1 , Fatiha Najioullah, Aïssatou Signate, Kossivi Apetse, Yannick Brouste, Sarah Gourgoudou, Laurence Fagour, Sylvie Abel, Patrick Hochedez, Raymond Cesaire, André Cabié; Neuro-Zika Working Group of Martinique
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Zika virus detection in cerebrospinal fluid from two patients with encephalopathy, Martinique, February 2016

Benoît Rozé et al. Euro Surveill. .
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Abstract

We report two cases of encephalopathy (one with seizures, one with electroencephalogram changes) in patients with Zika virus infection. The cases occurred on Martinique in February 2016, during the Zika virus outbreak. Awareness of the various neurological complications of Zika virus infection is needed for patients living in areas affected by Zika virus infections or for travellers to these areas.

Keywords: Arthropod borne virus; Encephalopathy; Flavivirus; Zika virus infection; confusion; seizure.

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