Comparison of the Impact of Zika and Dengue Virus Infection, and Other Acute Illnesses of Unidentified Origin on Cognitive Functions in a Prospective Cohort in Chiapas Mexico

Comparison of the Impact of Zika and Dengue Virus Infection, and Other Acute Illnesses of Unidentified Origin on Cognitive Functions in a Prospective Cohort in Chiapas Mexico

Zika has been associated with a variety of severe neurologic manifestations including meningitis and encephalitis. We hypothesized that it may also cause mild to subclinical neurocognitive alterations during acute infection or over the long term. In this observational cohort study, we explored wheth...

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Main Authors: Pablo F. Belaunzarán-Zamudio, Ana M. Ortega-Villa, Alberto J. Mimenza-Alvarado, Paola Del Carmen Guerra-De-Blas, Sara G. Aguilar-Navarro, Jesús Sepúlveda-Delgado, Sally Hunsberger, Raydel Valdés Salgado, José Ramos-Castañeda, Héctor Armando Rincón León, Paul Rodríguez de La Rosa, José Gabriel Nájera Cancino, John Beigel, Sandra Caballero Sosa, Emilia Ruiz Hernández, John H. Powers, Guillermo M. Ruiz-Palacios, Clifford Lane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
humans
mental status and dementia tests
communicable diseases
dengue virus infection
memory
cognition
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.631801/full

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