Association between arthrogryposis and mortality in infants with congenital Zika syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Intrauterine Zika virus (ZIKV) infection is associated with neurological disorders and other problems such as impaired visual and hearing function, and orthopedic abnormalities, including arthrogryposis. We systematically investigated the prevalence of arthrogryposis in infants with congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) and respective risk of mortality.

Source: Pediatric Neurology - May 23, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Paulo Ricardo Martins-Filho, Carolina Santos Souza Tavares, Aline Carla Ara újo Carvalho, Monique Carla da Silva Reis, Hudson P. Santos, Victor Santana Santos Tags: Review Article Source Type: research