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. 2021 Oct:237:298-301.e1.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.06.074. Epub 2021 Jul 1.

Neurologic Manifestations of Noncongenital Zika Virus in Children

Aline Almeida Bentes  1 , Ana Paula Correa Crispim  2 , Paula Eillanny Silva Marinho  2 , Eisler Cristiane Carvalho Viegas  3 , Karina Soares Loutfi  3 , Isabela Guedes  4 , Sara Tavares Araujo  4 , Alice Martins Alvarenga  3 , Luciana Maria Campos E Silva  4 , Marcele Almeida Santos  4 , Aline Karla Batista  5 , Pedro Paulo Alvarenga  4 , Talitah Michel Sanchez Candiani  3 , Erna Geessien Kroon  6 , Roberta Maia de Castro Romanelli  7
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Neurologic Manifestations of Noncongenital Zika Virus in Children

Aline Almeida Bentes et al. J Pediatr. 2021 Oct.

Abstract

We evaluated neurologic complications following noncongenital Zika virus infection in 11 children who presented with central nervous system signs. Zika virus RNA was detected by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction in cerebrospinal fluid. Approximately one-quarter of patients required antiepileptic medication in follow-up, and 2 children progressed to learning difficulties or developmental delay.

Keywords: Zika virus; children; encephalitis; meningitis.

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