Article
Neurologic Complications Associated With the Zika Virus in Brazilian Adults
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SILVA, Ivan Rocha Ferreira da; et al. Neurologic Complications Associated With the Zika Virus in Brazilian Adults. JAMA Neurology, 9p, Aug. 2017.
2168-6149
10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.1703
2168-6157
Autor
Silva, Ivan Rocha Ferreira da
Frontera, Jennifer A.
Filippis, Ana Maria Bispo de
Nascimento, Osvaldo Jose Moreira do
RIO-GBS-ZIKV Research Group
Resumen
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus related to the dengue, yellow
fever, andWest Nile viruses and is transmitted by
the Aedes mosquito species. In July 2015, 76 patients
with neurologic syndromes and recent symptoms suggestive
of ZIKV infection were identified in the state of Bahia, Brazil,
of which 42 (55%) had confirmed Guillain-Barré syndrome
(GBS).1 By July 2016, a total of 165 932 suspected cases of ZIKV
infectionwere reportedtothe Brazilian MinistryofHealth,with
66 180 confirmed cases in 1850 cities and 22 of 26 states (incidence
rate, 81.2 cases per 100000 inhabitants).2 It is speculated
that 500000 to 1.5 million people might have been infectedwith
ZIKV in Brazil since the beginning of the outbreak.3
The first cases of mosquito-transmitted ZIKV in the United
States were reported in July 2016.4 Despite concomitant increases
in the incidence of both GBS5 and ZIKV in Brazil, the
links to neurologic complications in adults have been limited
to case series on GBS,6,7 meningoencephalitis,8 transverse
myelitis,9 and ophthalmologic disease.10
We aimed to prospectively evaluate adult patients with
neurologic syndromes consistentwith GBS, transversemyelitis,
or meningoencephalitis for molecular and serologic evidence
of recent ZIKV infection. We also compared radiographic
and electrophysiological findings and functional
outcomes between patients positive for ZIKV infection and
those negative for ZIKV infectionwhowereadmittedwith each
syndrome.