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Perfil da demanda e dos Benefícios de Prestação Continuada (BPC) concedidos a crianças com diagnóstico de microcefalia no Brasil

Resumo A Constituição Federal de 1988 introduziu o Benefício de Prestação Continuada (BPC) possibilitando a inclusão de pessoas com deficiência. Estudo descritivo, com dados municipais agregados, da distribuição temporal e geográfica da incidência de microcefalia relacionada ao Zika vírus no ...

Presumed Zika virus-related congenital brain malformations: the spectrum of CT and MRI findings in fetuses and newborns

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (10), 2017
ABSTRACT The new epidemic of Zika virus infection raises grave concerns, especially with the increasingly-recognized link between emerging cases of microcephaly and this infectious disease. Besides small cranial dimensions, there are striking morphologic anomalies in the fetal brain. Key anomalies includ...

The role of Brazilian National Health Information Systems in assessing the impact of Zika virus outbreak

Abstract The Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic has become a public health emergency following its association with severe neurological complications. We aim to discuss how the Brazilian National Health Information Systems can help to assess the impact of the ZIKV epidemic on health outcomes potentially related ...

Discordant clinical outcomes of congenital Zika virus infection in twin pregnancies

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Congenital Zika syndrome is an emergent cause of a congenital infectious disorder, resulting in severe damage to the central nervous system and microcephaly. Despite advances in understanding the pathophysiology of the disease, we still do not know all the mechanisms enrolled in the vertical tra...

Infección por virus Zika como un reto para la Salud Pública
Zika virus infection as an edge for Public Health

Rev. medica electron; 39 (2), 2017
La fiebre del Zika es una enfermedad viral transmitida por mosquitos causada por el virus del mismo nombre (ZIKV), y que consiste en fiebre leve, exantemas (principalmente maculo-papular), cefalalgia, artromialgias, malestar general y conjuntivitis no purulenta que acontece entre dos a siete días despu�...

Dengue infection in the nervous system: lessons learned for Zika and Chikungunya

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya are emerging arboviruses and important causes of acute febrile disease in tropical areas. Although dengue does not represent a new condition, a geographic expansion over time has occurred with the appearance of severe neurological complications. Neglect has allowed t...