Zika virus infection (ZIKV): management
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Zika virus infection (ZIKV): management. Serology, Real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Microbiological diagnosis
- Serology
- Real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain: features
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Preventative management
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Investigational treatments
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References
- de Paula Freitas B, de Oliveira Dias JR, Prazeres J, et al. Ocular findings in infants with microcephaly associated with presumed zika virus congenital infection in Salvador, Brazil. JAMA Ophthalmol 2016; doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2016.0267 (Epub ahead of print).
- Plourde AR, Bloch EM. A literature review of Zika virus. Emerg Infect Dis 2016; 22:1185-1192.
- França GV, Schuler-Faccini L, Oliveira WK, et al. Congenital Zika virus syndrome in Brazil: a case series of the first 1501 livebirths with complete investigation. Lancet 2016; 388:891-897.
- de Fatima Vasco Aragao M, van der Linden V, Brainer-Lima AM, et al. Clinical features and neuroimaging (CT and MRI) findings in presumed Zika virus related congenital infection and microcephaly: retrospective case series study. BMJ 2016; 353:i1901.
- Fontes CA, Dos Santos AA, Marchiori E. Magnetic resonance imaging findings in Guillain-Barré syndrome caused by Zika virus infection. Neuroradiology 2016; 58:837-838.
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