Neurodevelopment in Infants Exposed to Zika Virus In Utero

• Published in: The New England journal of medicine Vol. 379; no. 24; pp. 2377 - 2379
• Main Authors: Lopes Moreira, M. Elisabeth, Nielsen-Saines, Karin, Brasil, Patricia, Kerin, Tara, Damasceno, Luana, Pone, Marcos, Carvalho, Liege M.A, Pone, Sheila M, Vasconcelos, Zilton, Ribeiro, Ieda P, Zin, Andrea A, Tsui, Irena, Adachi, Kristina, Gaw, Stephanie L, Halai, Umme-Aiman, Salles, Tania S, da Cunha, Denise C, Bonaldo, Myrna C, Raja Gabaglia, Claudia, Guida, Leticia, Malacarne, Jociele, Costa, Roozemerie P, Gomes, S. Clair, Reis, A. Beatriz, Soares, Fernanda V.M, Hasue, Renata H, Aizawa, Carolina Y.P, Genovesi, Fernanda F, Aibe, Mitsue, Einspieler, Christa, Marschik, Peter B, Pereira, J. Paulo, Portari, Elyzabeth A, Janzen, Carla, Cherry, James D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Massachusetts Medical Society 13.12.2018
• Subjects: Brain - diagnostic imaging; Brain research; Brazil; Child Development; Child Language; Children; Cognition; Developmental Disabilities - virology; Female; Humans; Infant; Infants; Intrauterine exposure; Longitudinal Studies; Medical imaging; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Neuroimaging; Neuropsychological Tests; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; Ultrasonic imaging; Zika Virus; Zika Virus Infection - congenital; Brazil; Los Angeles California; Rio de Janeiro Brazil; California; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US
• ISSN: 0028-4793; 1533-4406
• DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1800098

Exposure to Zika virus in utero has been associated with neurodevelopmental abnormalities. In this letter, the results of long-term follow-up of Brazilian children exposed to ZIKV in utero are reported.