Clinical Features of Guillain-Barré Syndrome With vs Without Zika Virus Infection, Puerto Rico, 2016

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Authors

Emilio Dirlikov · Puerto Rico Department of Health

Chelsea G. Major · National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Nicole A. Medina · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Roberta Lugo-Robles · Puerto Rico Department of Health

Desiree Matos · National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Jorge L. Muñoz‐Jordán · National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Abstract

In this study, GBS associated with ZIKV infection was found to have higher morbidity during the acute phase and more frequent cranial neuropathy during acute neuropathy and 6 months afterward. Results indicate GBS pathophysiologic mechanisms that may be more common after ZIKV infection.

Topics & Keywords

Mosquito-borne diseases and control Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders Retinal and Optic Conditions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Neurology

Volume 75, Issue 9, pp. 1089-1089

DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.1058

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