ZIKA vasculitis: A new cause of stroke in children?

Viral infectious vasculitis is a cause of stroke in children. Zika virus infection is often asymptomatic. Neurological complications have however been reported: Guillain-Barr é, ADEM, meningoencephalitis, myelitis, microcephaly in the fetus of infected mothers. We discuss the case of a child presenting acute infection with ZIKV that was associated with a stroke. A 10-months-old boy without medical history presented after 2days of fever and cutaneous rash, conjunctivitis on day 5, a right hemiparesis on day 6.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - October 27, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Anne Landais, Audrey C ésaire, Manuel Fernandez, Sébastien Breurec, Cécile Herrmann, Fréderique Delion, Philippe Desprez Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research