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Article

Prevalence of Neurological Complications Associated with Zika Virus in a Brazilian Metropolis

by
Kattiucy Gabrielle da Silva Brito
1,*,
Edarlan Barbosa dos Santos
1,
Liliane dos Santos Maia Lucas
1,
Marco Orsini
2,3,
Rossano Fiorelli
2,
Silmar Teixeira
4,
Carla Ayres
4,
Luan Correia
4,
Victor Hugo Bastos
4,
Eduardo Trajano
2,
Carlos Eduardo Cardoso
2,
Marcos R.G. de Freitas
5 and
Antônio Marcos da Silva Catharino
1,6
1
University Iguaçu (UNIG), School of Medicine, Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2
Masters Program Applied Science to Health, Severino Sombra University Vassouras; Science Rehabilitation Program, UNISUAM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3
Laboratory Mapping and Cerebral Plasticity (LAMPLACE/UFPI), Federal University of Piauí, Brazil
4
Laboratory of Brain Mapping and Functionality (LAMCEF/UFPI), Federal University of Piauí, Brazil
5
Rio de Janeiro Federal University (UFRJ), Neurology Service, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
6
Geral Hospital of Nova Iguaçu, Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Neurol. Int. 2018, 10(2), 7638; https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2018.7638
Submission received: 12 February 2018 / Revised: 13 February 2018 / Accepted: 19 February 2018 / Published: 4 July 2018

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to study the prevalence of Zika Virus (ZIKV) and the index of its neurological complications. This is a quantitative, cross-sectional epidemiological study. Data were collected through the compulsory notification of suspected ZIKV and its neurological alterations cases. 113 suspected ZIKV cases were reported, most of them in the summer, with a higher prevalence of females and in the fourth decade of life. Among the neurological changes, 15 Guillain-Barré Syndrome cases were reported, with one registered death. As neurological manifestations, most of them started 30 days after a ZIKV infection. No case has been confirmed laboratory. It is necessary to combat the vector, mainly in the summer, to reduce ZIKV infection and its neurological complications, besides instruction to the health professionals about these complications and serological tests requests for an accurate diagnosis.
Keywords: Zika virus; Guillain-Barré syndrome; microcephaly; infection Zika virus; Guillain-Barré syndrome; microcephaly; infection

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da Silva Brito, K.G.; Barbosa dos Santos, E.; dos Santos Maia Lucas, L.; Orsini, M.; Fiorelli, R.; Teixeira, S.; Ayres, C.; Correia, L.; Bastos, V.H.; Trajano, E.; et al. Prevalence of Neurological Complications Associated with Zika Virus in a Brazilian Metropolis. Neurol. Int. 2018, 10, 7638. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2018.7638

AMA Style

da Silva Brito KG, Barbosa dos Santos E, dos Santos Maia Lucas L, Orsini M, Fiorelli R, Teixeira S, Ayres C, Correia L, Bastos VH, Trajano E, et al. Prevalence of Neurological Complications Associated with Zika Virus in a Brazilian Metropolis. Neurology International. 2018; 10(2):7638. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2018.7638

Chicago/Turabian Style

da Silva Brito, Kattiucy Gabrielle, Edarlan Barbosa dos Santos, Liliane dos Santos Maia Lucas, Marco Orsini, Rossano Fiorelli, Silmar Teixeira, Carla Ayres, Luan Correia, Victor Hugo Bastos, Eduardo Trajano, and et al. 2018. "Prevalence of Neurological Complications Associated with Zika Virus in a Brazilian Metropolis" Neurology International 10, no. 2: 7638. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2018.7638

APA Style

da Silva Brito, K. G., Barbosa dos Santos, E., dos Santos Maia Lucas, L., Orsini, M., Fiorelli, R., Teixeira, S., Ayres, C., Correia, L., Bastos, V. H., Trajano, E., Cardoso, C. E., de Freitas, M. R. G., & da Silva Catharino, A. M. (2018). Prevalence of Neurological Complications Associated with Zika Virus in a Brazilian Metropolis. Neurology International, 10(2), 7638. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2018.7638

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