Congenital infections should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a child with
neurodevelopmental impairments. Detailed pregnancy history, exposure risk, and testing …

Dengue, chikungunya and zika arbovirus infections in Caribbe... : Current Opinion in Pediatrics
Dengue, chikungunya and zika arbovirus infections in Caribbean children : Current Opinion in …

Background Studies examining the association between in utero Zika virus (ZIKV) exposure
and child neurodevelopmental outcomes have produced varied results. Methods We aimed …

Background While microcephaly is a significant adverse outcome of prenatal exposure to
the Zika virus (ZIKV), subtle malformations of cortical development (MCD) have been …

Background Prenatal lead exposure is known to have neurotoxic effects on the developing
fetus, while some viral infections may have a tropism for the central nervous system. Our …

Maternal infection with Zika virus (ZIKV) is associated with a distinct pattern of birth defects,
known as congenital Zika syndrome (CZS). In ZIKV-exposed children without CZS, it is often …

Background Prenatal exposure to the Zika virus can lead to microcephaly and adverse
developmental outcomes, even in children without evident birth defects. The social …

Background Infants with congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) are known to exhibit characteristic
brain abnormalities. However, the brain anatomy of Zika virus (ZIKV)-exposed infants, born …

Flaviviruses, a group of single-stranded RNA viruses spread by mosquitoes or ticks, include
several significant neurotropic viruses, such as West Nile virus (WNV), Japanese …

The long-term neurodevelopmental effects of antenatal Zika virus (ZIKV) exposure in
children without congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) remain unclear, as few children have been …