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.