Table 2. Clinical and laboratory findings in patients with Zika virus–associated Multiple Sclerosis-like manifestations.
| Clinical presentation | Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 30 | 51 | 48 | 57 |
| Sex | Male | Male | Male | Female |
| Medical history | EM | None | None | None |
| Viral prodrome | Fever and myalgia | Acute fever and rash | Acute fever and rash | Fever, intense myalgia, and skin rash |
| Neurologic symptoms | Acute encephalomyelitis with drowsiness, mental confusion, locomotor disorders and diplopia. ADEM |
Paraparesis, that evolved into tetraparesis. ADEM |
Agitation and disorientation preceded, acute encephalomyelitis | Visual loss and walking impairment |
| Time from viral prodrome to neurologic symptoms | 5 days | 11 days | 10 days | 11 days |
| Neurologic examination | Hypoesthesia right upper limb and papillitis, | Dysarthria, tetraparesis and drowsiness | Tetraparesis, disorientation and decreased consciousness level | Spastic symmetric crural paraplegia, papilemema, left visual loss |
| Diagnostic studies | ||||
| ZikV RT-PCR | Negative | Negative | Negative | Positive |
| Igm ZikV | Positive in the serum and urine | Positive in the serum | Positive in the serum | Positive in the serum |
| Igg ZikV | Positive in the serum, urine and LCR | Positive in the serum | Positive in the serum | Negative in the serum |
| CSF | 8 leukocyte/mm 3 , 27 mg/dl protein, OCB positive, IgG index 0,88 | 0 leukocytes/mm 3 , 27 mg/dl protein. | 15 leukocytes/mm 3 , 71 mg/dL protein, and 55 mg/dL glucose | 9 leukocyte/mm 3 , 64 mg/dl protein, OCB negative, AQP4 Ab Negative |