Effect of neurodevelopmental treatment in children with congenital Zika syndrome: A pilot study.
J Paediatr Child Health
; 58(11): 2008-2015, 2022 11.
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| ID: mdl-35906858
ABSTRACT
AIM:
To evaluate the effects of neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT) in children with congenital Zika syndrome (CZS).METHODS:
This prospective, interventional cohort study involved children with CZS undergoing follow-up at a specialist centre in northeastern Brazil. The duration of the proposed NDT protocol was 1 year, with 45-min sessions delivered one to five times weekly. Motor function, weight, height, head circumference and the incidence of comorbidities were evaluated in children before protocol initiation and then at 3, 6 and 12 months of treatment.RESULTS:
Thirty children were evaluated (age mean 30.1 ± 3 months). Motor function improved from baseline to 6 months (P = 0.001). No difference in weight and head circumference z-score (P = 0.51 and P = 0.29, respectively), but an increase in height z-score (P < 0.001) was observed over the evaluation period. There was a reduction in the incidence of upper respiratory tract infections, pneumonia and urinary tract infections over the follow-up period.CONCLUSIONS:
NDT proved to be a viable treatment approach that can improve motor function and reduce the incidence of comorbidities in children with CZS, while having no harmful effects on their growth.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez
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Zika virus
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Infecção por Zika virus
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Pregnancy
País como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article