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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Leal, Mariana C. ; van der Linden, Vanessa ; Bezerra, Thiago P. ; de Valois, Luciana ; Borges, Adriana C.G. ; ... More +
Leal, Mariana C. ; van der Linden, Vanessa ; Bezerra, Thiago P. ; de Valois, Luciana ; Borges, Adriana C.G. ; Antunes, Margarida M.C. ; Brandt, Kátia G. ; Moura, Catharina X. ; Rodrigues, Laura C. ; Ximenes, Coeli R. Less -
Description:
We summarize the characteristics of dysphagia in 9 infants in Brazil with microcephaly caused by congenital Zika virus infection. The Schedule for Oral Motor Assessment, fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing, and the videofluoroscopic swallowing study were used as noninstrumental and instrumental assessments. All infants had a degree of neurologic damage and showed abnormalities in the oral phase. Of the 9 infants, 8 lacked oral and upper respiratory tract sensitivity, leading to delays in initiation of the pharyngeal phase of swallowing. Those delays, combined with marked oral dysfunction, increased the risk for aspiration of food, particularly liquid foods. Dysphagia resulting from congenital Zika virus syndrome microcephaly can develop in infants >3 months of age and is severe.
Subject:
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Deglutition Disorders
Female
Humans
Infant
Microcephaly
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
Synopsis
Zika Virus Infection

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 23(8):1253-1259.
Pubmed ID:
28604336
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5547788
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Brazil
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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