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ReviewPediatrics2018

Development of Infants With Congenital Zika Syndrome: What Do We Know and What Can We Expect?

Anne C Wheeler

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In one paragraph

Review in Pediatrics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
49citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
13.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 107 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Review
  3. Sensorial function in children with congenital Zika syndrome: what is the relationship with motor function?Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2026
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  6. Macaque Models of Prenatal and Postnatal Zika Virus Exposure and Developmental Outcomes.Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society · 2025
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  11. Widespread amyloid aggregates formation by Zika virus proteins and peptides.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2023
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  12. Poly(ethylene glycol)ACS omega · 2023
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  14. Health-related quality of life in children with cerebral palsy associated with congenital Zika infection.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anne C WheelerRTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina acwheeler@rti.org.
RTI International · US

Funding

Child and Family Consequences of Congenital Zika Syndrome in BrazilR01HD093572 · NICHD · RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE · PI BAILEY, DONALD B, VENTURA, CAMILA · 2017 to 2021
$2.8M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD093572
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The association between Zika virus infection during pregnancy and severe birth defects in infants has led to worldwide attention focused on the mechanisms of the disease and the prevention of future exposure. Surveillance efforts around the world continue with the goal of identifying and monitoring all potentially exposed women and their newborns. For infants who were born with congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) and their families, an uncertain future awaits. As infants who were born with CZS during the most recent outbreak enter their second year of life, new developments in the outcomes of the condition continue to unfold, providing some insight into the likely long-term sequalae. In this article, I review the literature on emerging findings regarding the impact of CZS on the developing infant and provide some predictions regarding the long-term outcomes and lifetime needs of these children and their families.

Indexed as

Child DevelopmentInfant BehaviorZika VirusBrainFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMicrocephalyPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousZika Virus Infection

Identifiers

PMID29437048
PMCPMC5795516
OpenAlexW2793069958

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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