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Auditory and Language Development Assessment of Newborns Aged One to Four Years Exposed to Gestational Zika Virus Infection: A Case Series.

Liora GonikAmanda Tupinambá da Fonseca OliveiraPaula Silva de Carvalho ChagasJaqueline da Silva Frônio
Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)
Infants and preschoolers with CZVI may present early neurosensory loss and late hearing loss with fluctuating character. Even if there were no significant association between the audiological exams results and the Bayley III performance, in the present sample, language development was below expectations for the age in the participants who had alterations in the three audiological exams, when there is early hearing loss or extensive lesions to the CNS. The results reinforce the importance of audiological examinations, especially the BAEP morphological and auditory threshold, in monitoring cases of CZVI until at least three years of age.
Keyphrases
  • hearing loss
  • pregnant women
  • weight gain
  • working memory
  • blood brain barrier
  • body mass index
  • preterm infants
  • cord blood
  • gestational age
  • weight loss