Clinical and Acoustic Alterations of Swallowing in Children Exposed to Zika Virus during Pregnancy in a Cohort in Amazonas, Brazil: A Case Series Study

Clinical and Acoustic Alterations of Swallowing in Children Exposed to Zika Virus during Pregnancy in a Cohort in Amazonas, Brazil: A Case Series Study

Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is a swallowing disorder that involves difficulty in safely passing the food bolus from the oral cavity to the stomach. OD is a common problem in children with congenital Zika virus syndrome (CZS). In this case series, we describe the clinical and acoustic alterations of...

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Main Authors: Cristina de Souza Rodrigues, Raillon Keven Santos Souza, Cosmo Vieira Rocha Neto, Rodrigo Haruo Otani, Daniel de Medeiros Batista, Ana Karla Nelson de Oliveira Maia, Kleber Pinheiro de Oliveira Filho, Thais Dourado de Andrade, Emmilyn de Andrade Almeida, Luiz Henrique Gonçalves Maciel, Lucíola de Fátima Albuquerque Almeida Peixoto Castro, Marília Rosa Abtibol-Bernardino, Djane Clarys Baia-da-Silva, Silvana Gomes Benzecry, Marcia da Costa Castilho, Flor Ernestina Martínez-Espinosa, Maria das Graças Costa Alecrim, Rosane Sampaio Santos, Camila Botto-Menezes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
<i>Zika virus</i>
arbovirus
congenital <i>Zika virus</i> syndrome
oropharyngeal dysphagia
non-microcephalic children
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/12/2363

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