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Neurodevelopment in normocephalic children with and without prenatal Zika virus exposure.

Karen BlackmonRoberta EvansMichelle FernandesBarbara LandonTrevor NoelCalum MacphersonNikita CudjoeKemi S BurgenBianca PunchAmy KrystosikElysse N Grossi-SoysterAngelle Desiree LaBeaudRandall Waechter
Published in: Archives of disease in childhood (2021)
Overall neurodevelopment is likely to be unaffected in ZIKV-exposed children with normal head circumference at birth and normal head growth in the first 2 years of life. However, the visual system may be selectively vulnerable, which indicates the need for vision testing by 3 years of age.
Keyphrases
  • zika virus
  • dengue virus
  • young adults
  • aedes aegypti
  • pregnant women
  • body mass index