Microcephaly and Zika virus: neonatal neuroradiological aspects

• DOI: 10.1007/s00381-016-3074-6
• Publication Date: 2016-04-14T13:24:39Z
• Authors: Sergio Cavalheiro; Amanda Lopez; Suzana Serra; Arthur Da Cunha; Marcos Devanir S....; Antonio Moron; Henrique M. Lederman
• Keywords: Microcephaly; Zika Virus; Ventriculomegaly; Pathognomonic

The aim of this study is to describe some radiological features in the newborns with microcephaly caused by Zika virus infection during pregnancy. We radiologically analyzed 13 cases born mothers who were infected early stage most frequently observed findings and decreased brain parenchymal volume associated lissencephaly, ventriculomegaly secondary lack tissue (not hypertensive), coarse anarchic calcifications mainly involving subcortical cortical transition, basal ganglia. Although it cannot be concluded that there a definitive pathognomonic radiographic pattern virus, gross distribution transition ganglia, association lissencephaly absence hypertensive ventriculomegaly, are characteristic type infection.