Anne Wheeler|Camila V. Ventura|Ty Ridenour|Danielle Toth|Lucélia Lima Nóbrega|Lana Claudia Silva de Souza Dantas|Camilla Rocha|Donald B. Bailey|Liana O. Ventura
Skills attained by infants with congenital Zika syndrome: Pilot data from Brazil
RTI International|Fundação Altino Ventura|RTI International|RTI International|Fundação Altino Ventura|Fundação Altino Ventura|Fundação Altino Ventura|RTI International|Fundação Altino Ventura
recent zika outbreak link microcephaly birth defects infants exposed utero garnered widespread international attention based severity birth defects extent impairment infants expected profound however virtually nothing known regarding developmental behavioral sequela congenital zika syndrome pilot study collected parentreported patterns development sleep 47 infants confirmed congenital zika syndrome followed clinical services altino ventura foundation fav recife brazil assistance clinicians fav caregivers completed brazilian portuguese versions ages stages questionnaire 3rd edition asq3 brief infant sleep questionnaire bisq infants 1322 months age time assessment 16 months age none children displayed age appropriate developmental skills 75 mastered communication gross motor skills around 68month level communication gross motor skills relative strengths sample problemsolving fine motor skills relative weaknesses sleep noted problem around 18 sample utero exposure zika virus lifelong consequences affected children families understanding developmental behavioral trajectories affected infants help identify appropriate family supports improve quality life