Congenital Zika syndrome: an epidemic of neurologic disability

Alex R. Paciorkowski

doi:10.1590/0004-282X20170104

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2017; 75(08): 605
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20170104

OPINION

Congenital Zika syndrome: an epidemic of neurologic disability

Síndrome congênita do Zika: uma epidemia de desabilidade neurológica

Authors

Alex R. Paciorkowski

¹University of Rochester Medical Center, Neurogenetics Consultation Service, Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, Biomedical Genetics, and Neuroscience, New York, USA.

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