Prevalence and diagnostic accuracy of microcephaly in a pediatric cohort in Brazil: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Prevalence and diagnostic accuracy of microcephaly in a pediatric cohort in Brazil: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Objective: We sought to describe the prevalence of microcephaly and to compare the different cutoff points established by the Brazilian Ministry of Health at various times during a Zika virus epidemic. As a secondary aim, we investigated the possible etiology of the microcephaly. Method: This retros...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Antunes Pascalicchio Bertozzi, Rosa Estela Gazeta, Thamirys Cosmo Gillo Fajardo, Antonio Fernandes Moron, Antoni Soriano-Arandes, Ana Alarcon, Alfredo Garcia-Alix, Alify Bertoldo da Silva, Nemésio Florence Filho, Stephanno Gomes Pereira Sarmento, Steven S. Witkin, Saulo Duarte Passos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Subjects:
Microcephaly
Anthropometry
Epidemiology
Congenital abnormalities
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002175572030214X

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