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Lessons about early neurodevelopment in children exposed to ZIKV in utero

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Infants with congenital Zika virus infection are at risk for multiple abnormalities related to impairment in neurodevelopment. Although some findings apparent at birth may resolve with time, infants with no abnormalities apparent at birth may develop problems in early childhood.

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Fig. 1: Children with in utero Zika exposure may experience neurodevelopmental, eye, and hearing abnormalities that can revert.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    William J. Muller

  2. Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA

    Sarah B. Mulkey

  3. Fetal Medicine Institute, Children’s National Health System, Washington, DC, USA

    Sarah B. Mulkey

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Muller, W.J., Mulkey, S.B. Lessons about early neurodevelopment in children exposed to ZIKV in utero. Nat Med 25, 1192–1193 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-019-0540-1

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