Health-Related Quality of Life in Neurological Disorders Most Commonly Associated With Zika-Virus Infection: A Systematic Review

Before the 2015 Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak in Latin America, little attention had been paid to ZIKV, first discovered in 1947, mainly because of its mild symptoms and short duration, which were similar to other arboviral diseases. Now, however, an association between ZIKV infection and neurologic outcomes such as Guillain-Barr é Syndrome (GBS) in infected adults and central nervous system malformation of fetuses in infected pregnant women has been established.1 A recent systematic review found that microcephaly is the most commonly reported adverse outcome of ZIKV infection, followed by GBS.

Source: Value in Health - June 28, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rafael N. Miranda, Raphael Ximenes, Gebremedhin B. Gebretekle, Joanna M. Bielecki, Beate Sander, RADAM-LAC Research Team Source Type: research