West Syndrome in Children With Congenital Zika Virus Infection
Jorge Bustamante Amador1, Roberto García-Segovia2, Miguel García Boyano3
1From the Department of Pediatrics, Hospital General de Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real, Spain; Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research - IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain.
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
|July 29, 2021
Abstract:
Congenital Zika infection has been linked with a characteristic phenotype including neurologic sequelae. However, West syndrome has not been previously well described as a consequence. We aim to show this association through a retrospective descriptive study performed in Ecuador. Among 147 infants with congenital Zika infection, 7.5% suffered from West syndrome. Vigabatrin seems to be effective to control the spasms.
