Analysis of neuropsicomotor development in children with congenital zika syndrome: cross-sectional study

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: In Brazil, an epidemic caused by Zika Virus generated an increase in cases of microcephaly in live births, characterizing that women infected during the period of gestation transmitted the virus to the fetus. The consequences of virus infection are characterized as congenital Zika syndrome and can be evidenced through microcephaly associated with or not, to visual, auditory and osteomioarticular, may be reversible or permanent. OBJECTIVE: To detect delays in neuropsychomotor development in children affected in the prenatal period by Zika Virus through maternal infection. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Observational study, cross-sectional with descriptive analysis in children diagnosed with Zika Vírus belonging to the Associação de Pais de Anjos da Bahia, the participants were submitted to the Denver II test and their responsible interviews through a semi-structured questionnaire. Study approved, CAAE: Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciências da cidade de Salvador, Bahia, com parecer de número 2.064.548 sob CAAE 64655616.2.0000.5032, aprovado em 15 de maio de 2017. RESULTS: Eight children were evaluated, 5 (62.5%) female, with a mean age of 1.8 ± 0.11 years and cephalic perimeter of 29.5±1.5 centimeters. There was a predominance of Zika's diagnosis of pregnant women in the first trimester (37.5%). Of the associated comorbidities, all children had microcephaly, 7(87.5%) osteomioarticular alterations, 5(62.5%) had previous convulsion. Disorders: 5(62.5%) impairment visual and 1(12.5%) had a hearing loss. All children presented repercussion in the neuropsychomotor development, with preponderance in aspect gross motor of the test of Denver II. CONCLUSION: It is possible to verify that children with congenital Zika syndrome present delays in neuropsicomotor development with preponderance in aspect gross motor of the test of Denver II.