ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2018
Case Report: Acute Transverse Myelitis after Zika Virus Infection.
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- MOG positive primary autoimmune meningitis mimicking tuberculous meningitis: a case series.BMJ neurology open · 2025Article
- Acute Transverse Myelitis in a Child Following Oral Live Polio Vaccine Administration.International medical case reports journal · 2025Article
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- Disruption of myelin structure and oligodendrocyte maturation in a macaque model of congenital Zika infection.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Case report: Concurrent MOG antibody-associated disease and latent infections in two patients.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Article
- Review of dengue, zika and chikungunya infections in nervous system in endemic areas.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2023Review
- Shared Molecular Signatures Across Zika Virus Infection and Multiple Sclerosis Highlight AP-1 Transcription Factor as a Potential Player in Post-ZIKV MS-Like Phenotypes.Molecular neurobiology · 2023Article
- Molecular mimicry between Zika virus and central nervous system inflammatory demyelinating disorders: the role of NS5 Zika virus epitope and PLP autoantigens.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2023Article
- TSPO expression in a Zika virus murine infection model as an imaging target for acute infection-induced neuroinflammation.European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2023Article
- HLA-A, HSPA5, IGFBP5 and PSMA2 Are Restriction Factors for Zika Virus Growth in Astrocytic Cells.Viruses · 2022Article
- Nontraumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Epidemiology, Etiology and Management.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Nervous System Manifestations of Arboviral Infections.Current tropical medicine reports · 2022Review
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- Immune-Mediated Disorders Affecting the Spinal Cord and the Spine.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2021Review
- Neuroethical and Societal Challenges of 21st Century Epidemics.Trends in neurosciences · 2020Review
- A to Z of Zika Virus: A Comprehensive Review for Clinicians.Global pediatric health · 2020Review
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
We report here one case of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection associated with auto-immunity directed against the central nervous system in a Brazilian woman who developed acute transverse myelitis 9 days after recovery from an acute episode of fever with generalized erythema. Imaging of the spinal cord showed an elongated area on the T1-T10 level with gadolinium uptake. The diagnostic of the ZIKV infection was confirmed by cerebrospinal fluid and serum analysis. This patient had serum positivity for autoantibodies against myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG), a specific antibody against the myelin sheath. We propose that a direct central nervous system infection by ZIKV could lead to a specific auto-immunity against MOG protein.
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