Epidemiological profile of 39 cases of microcephaly caused by congenital infections diagnosed in the state of Rio Grande do Sul between 2015-2017

Introduction: Microcephaly is a clinical finding that can arise from congenital anomalies or emerge after childbirth. Maternal infections acquired during pregnancy can result in characteristic brain damage in the newborn (NB), which may be visible even in the fetal stage. To describe the epidemiolog...

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Main Author: Herber, Silvani (author)
Other Authors: Terra, Anna Pires (author), Silva, André Anjos da (author), Sanseverino, Maria Teresa Vieira (author), Fraga, Lucas Rosa (author), Vianna, Fernanda Sales Luiz (author), Schwartz, Ida Vanessa Doederlein (author), Faccini, Lavinia Schuler (author), Friedrich, Luciana (author)
Format: article other
Language:eng
Published: 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10183/206217
Country:Brazil
Oai:oai:www.lume.ufrgs.br:10183/206217