Neurologic Complications Associated With the Zika Virus in Brazilian Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There are no prospective cohort studies assessing the incidence and spectrum of neurologic manifestations secondary to Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in adults.

Objective

To evaluate the rates of acute ZIKV infection among patients hospitalized with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), meningoencephalitis, or transverse myelitis.

Design, setting, and participants

A prospective, observational cohort study was conducted at a tertiary referral center for neurological diseases in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between December 5, 2015, and May 10, 2016, among consecutive hospitalized adults (>18 years of age) with new-onset acute parainfectious or neuroinflammatory disease. All participants were tested for a series of arbovirosis. Three-month functional outcome was assessed.

SUBMITTER: da Silva IRF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5710239 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature