Prevalence and diagnostic accuracy of microcephaly in a pediatric cohort in Brazil: a retrospective cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Ana Paula Antunes Pascalicchio Bertozzi (Author), Rosa Estela Gazeta (Author), Thamirys Cosmo Gillo Fajardo (Author), Antonio Fernandes Moron (Author), Antoni Soriano-Arandes (Author), Ana Alarcon (Author), Alfredo Garcia-Alix (Author), Alify Bertoldo da Silva (Author), Nemésio Florence Filho (Author), Stephanno Gomes Pereira Sarmento (Author), Steven S. Witkin (Author), Saulo Duarte Passos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: We sought to describe the prevalence of microcephaly and to compare the different cutoff points established by the Brazilian Ministry of Health at various times during a Zika virus epidemic. As a secondary aim, we investigated the possible etiology of the microcephaly. Method: This retros...