Skip to main content Skip to navigation
Make an Appointment 1-888-884-BEAR (2327) 1-888-884-BEAR (2327)
Find a Doctor Help Us Help Children
Call Us Menu
We care about your privacy. Read about your rights and how we protect your data. Get Details
In this section More on this Topic

Children's Expert Quoted in New York Times Covering Zika

August 23, 2016
Share:
Linked In Print Email

Adré J. du Plessis, MBChB, Center for Hospital-Based Specialties, said that fetal brain imaging published this week showing damage beyond microcephaly, include “critical” regions for proper fetal brain development.

Read full article here. 

Latest Tweets

Follow

You Might Also Be Interested In:

Topics in Fetal Medicine - Adré J. du Plessis, MBChB

Adré J. du Plessis, MBChB, shares his presentation, Posterior Fossa Lesions in the Fetus: A Diagnostic Approach to a Complicated Issue, at the monthly Topics in Fetal Medicine meeting.

The Washington Post Covers Zika research from the New England Journal of Medicine, co-authored by Children's National Experts

Researchers from Children's National co-authored a New England Journal of Medicine study that found evidence of infectious Zika virus in a 21-week-old fetal brain. 

Innovative Pediatric Medical Research Presented by Children’s National Health System Experts at 2016 PAS Annual Meeting

Research scientists affiliated with Children’s National Health System will moderate sessions, present academic posters , and lead a special symposium about the Zika virus  during the 2016 Pediatric Academic Societies  (PAS) Annual Meeting, held from April 30 through May 3, 2016 in Baltimore, Md. 

Children's National Experts Lead New Zika Research: Congenital Zika Viral Infection Linked to Significant Fetal Brain Abnormalities, Despite ‘Normal’ Ultrasounds

Infectious Zika virus was isolated from the brain of a 21-week-old fetus after causing extensive damage to brain tissue – despite ultrasounds that showed no sign of microcephaly at weeks 13, 16, and 17, according to a report published online March 30, 2016 in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).