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ArticleViruses2020

Neurological Development, Epilepsy, and the Pharmacotherapy Approach in Children with Congenital Zika Syndrome: Results from a Two-Year Follow-up Study.

Maria Eulina Quilião, Fabio Antonio Venancio, Lisany Krug Mareto, Sahra de Almeida Metzker, Ana Isabel do Nascimento, Daniele Cristina Vitorelli-Venancio, Cláudia Du Bocage Santos-Pinto, Everton Falcão de Oliveira

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Article in Viruses, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maria Eulina QuiliãoCentro Especializado em Reabilitação, Associação de Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais, Campo Grande 79050-140, Brazil.
Fabio Antonio VenancioPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7458-7057
Lisany Krug MaretoInstituto Integrado de Saúde, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, Brazil.
Sahra de Almeida MetzkerFaculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, Brazil.
Ana Isabel do NascimentoFaculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Alimentos e Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, Brazil.
Daniele Cristina Vitorelli-VenancioPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4021-4639
Cláudia Du Bocage Santos-PintoInstituto Integrado de Saúde, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5478-4977
Everton Falcão de OliveiraPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0074-5278
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul · BRAssociação de Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais de São Paulo · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinical outcomes related to congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) include microcephaly accompanied by specific brain injuries. Among several CZS outcomes that have been described, epilepsy and motor impairments are present in most cases. Pharmacological treatment for seizures resulting from epilepsy is performed with anticonvulsant drugs, which in the long term are related to impairments in the child's neuropsychomotor development. Here, we describe the results from a two-year follow-up of a cohort of children diagnosed with CZS related to the growth of the head circumference and some neurological and motor outcomes, including the pharmacological approach, and its results in the treatment of epileptic seizures. This paper is part of a prospective cohort study carried out in the state of Mato Grosso Sul, Brazil, based on a Zika virus (ZIKV)-exposed child population. Our data were focused on the assessment of head circumference growth and some neurological and motor findings, including the description of seizure conditions and pharmacological management in two periods. Among the 11 children evaluated, 8 had severe microcephaly associated with motor impairment and/or epilepsy. Seven children were diagnosed with epilepsy. Of these, 3 had West syndrome. In four children with other forms of epilepsy, there was no pharmacological control.

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AnticonvulsantsBrazilChild, PreschoolEpilepsyFemaleHeadHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMicrocephalyMuscle HypertoniaNervous System MalformationsParesisPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousProspective StudiesAnticonvulsantscongenital Zika syndromeepilepsymotor impairmentWest syndromeZika virus

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