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Presumed Zika virus-related congenital brain malformations: the spectrum of CT ...
Castro,José Daniel Vieira de; Pereira,Licia Pacheco; Dias,Daniel Aguiar; Aguiar,Lindenberg Barbosa; Maia,Joanira Costa NogueiraABSTRACT The new epidemic of Zika virus infection raises grave concerns, especially with the increasingly-recognized link between emerging cases of microcephaly and this infectious disease. Besides small cranial dimensions, there are striking morphologic anomalies in the fetal brain. Key anomalies include cortical developmental malformations and a peculiar distribution of pathologic calcifications. These potent...
Encephalitis associated with the chikungunya epidemic outbreak in Brazil: repor...
Pereira,Licia Pacheco; Villas-Bôas,Rafaela; Scott,Stephanie Suzanne de Oliveira; Nóbrega,Paulo Ribeiro; Sobreira-Neto,Manoel AlvesAbstract Chikungunya, an alphavirus infection presenting with fever, rash, and polyarthritis, is most often an acute febrile illness. Neurologic complications of chikungunya infection have been reported. Here we report the clinical and neuroimaging data of 2 patients with chikungunya-associated encephalitis during the recent Brazilian epidemic.