Clinical neurophysiology of Zika virus–related disorders of the peripheral nervous system in adults

• Autor(a) principal: Dourado Junior, Mário Emílio Teixeira
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Salazar, Carelis González, Tartaglia, Jordana Sartori, França Jr, Marcondes C.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFRN
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/54165
• topic: Zika virus; guillain-barre syndrome; peripheral nervous system; nerve conduction studies

: During the 2013 to 2016 outbreak in the Pacific and Americas, Zika virus infection resulted not only in febrile and cutaneous manifestations but also in (severe) neurologic complications. These included both central and peripheral nervous system disorders. The most frequent was Guillain–Barré syndrome that typically developed 1 to 2 weeks after the acute infection. Later, other peripheral nervous system syndromes were recognized in association with the viral infection, broadening the spectrum of Zika virus–related peripheral nervous system syndromes. In the current article, the authors review all available clinical neurophysiology data on Guillain–Barré syndrome and other peripheral nervous system syndromes in an attempt to characterize the major patterns of involvement related to Zika virus. The authors also highlight the clinical usefulness of nerve conduction studies and needle EMG in the investigation of suspected Zika virus–related Guillain–Barré syndrome.