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Diogo Goulart Corrêa1,2, Fátima Cristiane Pinho de Almeida Di Maio Ferreira3, Luiz Celso Hygino da Cruz1, Patrícia Brasil3, Fernanda Cristina Rueda Lopes1,2.
Abstract
Chikungunya virus can be transmitted perinatally leading to serious neurological sequelae. We report the longitudinal evolution of the brain magnetic resonance imaging aspects of three cases of mother-to-child Chikungunya virus transmission. The first magnetic resonance imaging scan presented brain cavitations, with or without corpus callosum diffusion restriction. Follow-up scans showed reduction in the volume of cavitations, with resolution of the restricted diffusion. However, one patient presented with a normal brain magnetic resonance image, despite the delay in neurocognitive development.Entities:
Keywords: Chikungunya virus; brain MRI; encephalitis; perinatal transmission
Year: 2020 PMID: 32955404 PMCID: PMC7788681 DOI: 10.1177/1971400920959070
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuroradiol J ISSN: 1971-4009