Longitudinal brain magnetic resonance imaging of children with perinatal Chikungunya encephalitis.

Diogo Goulart CorrêaFátima Cristiane Pinho de Almeida Di Maio FerreiraLuiz Celso Hygino da CruzPatrícia BrasilFernanda Cristina Rueda Lopes
Published in: The neuroradiology journal (2020)
Chikungunya virus can be transmitted perinatally leading to serious neurological sequelae. We report the longitudinal evolution of the brain magnetic resonance imaging aspects of three cases of mother-to-child Chikungunya virus transmission. The first magnetic resonance imaging scan presented brain cavitations, with or without corpus callosum diffusion restriction. Follow-up scans showed reduction in the volume of cavitations, with resolution of the restricted diffusion. However, one patient presented with a normal brain magnetic resonance image, despite the delay in neurocognitive development.