Abstract The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused over 500 million
confirmed cases (including pregnant women) worldwide. Recently, hearing status in …

Infections and inflammation during pregnancy or early life can alter child neurodevelopment
and increase the risk for structural brain abnormalities and mental health disorders. There is …

Introduction One of the causes of congenital hearing loss are infections suffered by the
mother during pregnancy. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects on …

The high incidence of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in the period of 2015–2016 in Brazil may
have affected linear height growth velocity (GV) in children exposed in utero to ZIKV. This …

Objective This study delineates the clinical and molecular spectrum of ANKLE2‐related
microcephaly (MIC), as well as highlights shared pathological mechanisms between …

Zika virus (ZIKV) is an arbovirus that was responsible for multiple outbreaks from 2007 to
2015. It has been linked to cases of microcephaly in Brazil in 2015, among other …

Objective To assess fetal and neonatal eyes abnormalities and their progression during the
last ZIKV outbreak and summarize learned lessons. Methods A systematic review and meta …

Purpose: Climate change is considered to be the greatest threat to human health in the 21st
century, and its effects are accelerating. Extensive research has clearly demonstrated its …

Congenital hearing loss (HL) is the most common congenital disability. According to the
World Health Organization (WHO), the estimated prevalence of disabling HL in the neonatal …

Hearing loss (HL), defined as a partial or total loss of the ability to detect sound, can appear
at any age and occurs when a part of the ear or auditory system has suffered a structural or …