Table. Clinical characteristics of probable congenital Zika virus syndrome in infants from birth to 1–8 months of age, Sao Luis, Brazil, 2015–2016.
| Characteristic |
No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Rash in mother during pregnancy, n = 46 | |
| First trimester | 24 (52.2) |
| First month | 1 (2.2) |
| Second month | 12 (26.1) |
| Third month | 11 (23.9) |
| Second trimester | 10 (21.7) |
| Fourth month | 9 (19.6) |
| Sixth month | 1 (2.2) |
| No rash |
12 (26.1) |
| Sex, n = 48 | |
| M | 25 (52.1) |
| F |
23 (47.9) |
| Gestational age at birth, n = 47 | |
| Preterm | 4 (8.5) |
| Term | 41 (87.2) |
| Postterm |
2 (4.3) |
| Head circumference z-score at birth,* n = 45 | |
| >–2 | 6 (13.3) |
| Microcephaly, <–2 | 10 (22.2) |
| Severe microcephaly, <–3 |
29 (64.5) |
| Birth length z-score,* n = 3 | |
| >–2 | 21 (56.8) |
| <–2 | 11 (29.7) |
| <–3 |
5 (13.5) |
| Birthweight z-score,* n = 46 | |
| >–2 | 37 (80.4) |
| <–2 | 8 (17.4) |
| <–3 |
1 (2.2) |
| Age at last visit, mo, n = 48 | |
| 1 | 2 (4.2) |
| 2 | 6 (12.5) |
| 3 | 7 (14.6) |
| 4 | 10 (20.8) |
| 5 | 10 (20.8) |
| 6 | 7 (14.6) |
| 7 | 5 (10.4) |
| 8 |
1 (2.1) |
| Phenotype, n = 48 | |
| Craniofacial disproportion | 46 (95.8) |
| Biparietal depression | 40 (83.3) |
| Prominent occiput | 36 (75.0) |
| Excess nuchal skin |
23 (47.9) |
| Signs and symptoms, n = 48 | |
| Irritability | 41 (85.4) |
| Pyramidal/extrapyramidal syndrome | 27 (56.3) |
| Epileptic seizures | 24 (50.0) |
| Dysphagia | 7 (14.6) |
| Congenital clubfoot | 5 (10.4) |
| Arthrogryposis | 5 (10.4) |
| Cleft lip/cleft palate |
1 (2.1) |
| Electroencephalogram findings, n = 27 | |
| Abnormal activity, no epileptiform discharges | 13 (48.1) |
| Focal epileptiform discharges | 8 (29.6) |
| Multifocal epileptiform discharges |
6 (22.2) |
| Cranial computed tomography imaging findings, n = 48 | |
| Calcifications in the brain parenchyma | 44 (91.7) |
| Malformation of cortical development | 42 (87.5) |
| Ventriculomegaly | 37 (77.1) |
| White matter attenuation | 15 (31.3) |
| Brain stem and cerebellum hypoplasia | 6 (12.5) |
*Reported as deviations of the raw z-score from the mean measured in SD units.