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Table 1 Summary of previously reported Zika congenital syndrome fetal ultrasound abnormalities

From: Zika virus infection in a pregnant Canadian traveler with congenital fetal malformations noted by ultrasonography at 14-weeks gestation

Gestation at First Abnormal Ultrasound (weeks)

Study Author, Year

Country of Infection

Gestation at Infection

Ultrasound Findings

Outcome

18

Sarno et al., 2016 [11]

Brazil

NR

Microcephaly, hydranencephaly, intracranial calcifications, destructive lesions of posterior fossa. Hydrothorax, ascites, subcutaneous edema

Fetal demise at 32 weeks

19

Driggers et al., 2016 [12]

Unknown (Guatemala, Mexico or Belize)

11 weeks

Possible intraventricular haemorrhage, corpus callosum agenesis

TA at 21 weeks

19

Pomar et al., 2017 [13]

French Guiana

First trimester

Severe microcephaly, cerebral hypoplasia

Delivery at 32 weeks

19.3

Cortes et al., 2018 [14]

Colombia

NR

Enlarged subarachnoid space, decreased brain volume, ventriculomegaly, malformations in cortical development, simplified gyral pattern, hypoplasic corpus callosum

Unknown

20

Pomar et al., 2017 [13]

French Guiana

First trimester

Cystic dilation of the cisterna magna, cortical hyperechogenicity, vermian hypoplasia, pericallosal echogenicity

Delivery at 38 weeks

21

Besnard et al., 2016 [15]

French Polynesia

First trimester

Microcephaly, parenchymal calcifications, ventriculomegaly, absent corpus callosum, absent cavum septi pellucidi

TA at unknown weeks

22

Pomar et al., 2017 [13]

French Guiana

First trimester

Periventricular hyperechogenicity, irregular ventricular walls, parenchymal and periventricular calcifications

Delivery at 41 weeks

22

Carvalho et al., 2016 [16]

Brazil

9 weeks

Microcephaly, parenchymal and ocular calcifications, Dandy Walker malformation, arthrogryposis

Fetal demise, CS at 37 weeks

22

Besnard et al., 2016 [15]

French Polynesia

First trimester

Microcephaly, parenchymal calcifications, ventriculomegaly, absent corpus callosum, absent of cavum septi pellucidi, enlarged pericerebral space

TA at unknown weeks

24

Carvalho et al., 2016 [16]

Brazil

5 weeks

Dandy Walker malformation, fetal growth restriction, arthrogryposis.

Fetal demise, CS 38.3 weeks

25.3

Cortes et al., 2018 [14]

Colombia

NR

Enlarged subarachnoid space, decreased brain volume, ventriculomegaly, malformations in cortical development, simplified gyral pattern, hypoplasic corpus callosum

NR

26.5

Cortes et al., 2018 [14]

Colombia

NR

Dandy Walker cerebella malformation

NR

27

Carvalho et al., 2016 [16]

Brazil

11 weeks

Microcephaly, ventriculomegaly bilaterally, parenchymal calcifications, increased subarachnoid space

CS delivery of live infant at 38 weeks

27

Cortes et al., 2018 [14]

Colombia

NR

Decreased brain volume, ventriculomegaly, simplified gyral pattern, hypoplastic corpus callosum

NR

28

Pomar et al., 2017 [13]

French Guiana

Second trimester

Severe ventriculomegaly with irregular ventricular walls, thin hypoplastic corpus callosum

TA at 29 weeks

28

Carvalho et al., 2016 [16]

Brazil

8 weeks

Microcephaly, ventriculomegaly, parenchymal calcification, and oligohydraminios

SVD of live infant at 39 weeks

28

Carvalho et al., 2016 [16]

Brazil

8 weeks

Microcephaly, ventriculomegaly, parenchymal calcifications, cortical atrophy and cerebellar hypoplasia.

SVD of live infant at 39 weeks

28

Carvalho et al., 2016 [16]

Brazil

10 weeks

Microcephaly, left ventriculomegaly, increase cisterna magna.

CS delivery of live infant at 40 weeks

28.2

Cortes et al., 2018 [14]

Colombia

NR

Enlarged subarachnoid space, decreased brain volume, ventriculomegaly, malformations in cortical development, simplified gyral pattern, hypoplasic corpus callosum

NR

29

Pomar et al., 2017 [13]

French Guiana

Second trimester

Lentostriatal vasculopathy

Delivery at 39 weeks

29

Carvalho et al., 2016 [16]

Brazil

16 weeks

Microcephaly, periventricular calcifications, megacisterna magna, cerebellar vermis hypoplasia. Thymic and liver calcifications, fetal growth restriction

Stillbirth, labour induced

29

Mlakar et al., 2016 [17]

Brazil

13 weeks

Microcephaly, parenchymal calcifications. Fetal growth restriction, placental calcifications.

TA at 32 weeks

29.2

Besnard et al., 2016 [15]

French Polynesia

NR

Microcephaly, parenchymal calcifications, placental microcalcifications, ventriculomegaly, occipital pseudo-cyst, absent corpus callosum, absent cavum septi pellucidi, enlarged pericerebral space

TA at unknown weeks

29.2

Oliveira Melo et al., 2016 [18]

Brazil

NR

Ventriculomegaly, corpus callosum not visualized, thalami not developed, thin pons and brainstem, non-homogeneous small mass seen at position of basal ganglia, lateral ventricles and fourth ventricle calcifications. Cataracts bilaterally, intraocular calcifications and one eye smaller in size than the other

Unknown

29.3

Besnard et al., 2016 [15]

French Polynesia

First trimester

Microcephaly, ventriculomegaly, occipital pseudo-cyst, enlarged pericerebral space

TA at unknown weeks

30.1

Oliveira Melo et al., 2016 [18]

Brazil

NR

Brain atrophy, calcifications in frontal lobes including caudate, lentostriatal vessels and cerebellum. Corpus callosal and vermian dysgenesis, enlarged cisterna magna.

Unknown

31

Carvalho et al., 2016 [16]

Brazil

8 weeks

Microcephaly, parenchymal and cerebellar calcifications.

SVD of live infant at 40 weeks

31

Carvalho et al., 2016 [16]

Brazil

9 weeks

Microcephaly, parenchymal and cerebellar calcifications, brain atrophy, cerebellar hypoplasia. Right clubfoot, nuchal skin wrinkling, increase cisterna magna, fetal growth restriction.

CS delivery of live infant at 39 weeks

31

Carvalho et al., 2016 [16]

Brazil

NR

Polyhydramnios, parenchymal and cerebellar calcifications. Hepatomegaly, hyperflexion of fingers, and hyperechogenicity of aortic valve, mitral valve and aortic root.

SVD of live infant at 38 weeks

31

Carvalho et al., 2016 [13]

Brazil

NR

Microcephaly, ventriculomegaly, parenchymal calcifications

CS delivery of live infant at 39 weeks

33

Cortes et al., 2018 [14]

Colombia

NR

Enlarged subarachnoid space, decreased brain volume, ventriculomegaly, dysgenetic corpus callosum

NR

34.2

Cortes et al., 2018 [14]

Colombia

NR

Enlarged subarachnoid space, decreased brain volume, ventriculomegaly, malformations in cortical development, simplified gyral pattern, dysgenetic corpus callosum

NR

35

Carvalho et al., 2016 [16]

Brazil

NR

Microcephaly, parenchymal and cerebellar calcifications, ventriculomegaly

CS delivery of live infant at 39 weeks

36

Carvalho et al., 2016 [16]

Brazil

NR

Microcephaly. Right clubfoot, fetal growth restriction

Fetal demise, CS at 38 weeks

36

Carvalho et al., 2016 [16]

Brazil

11 weeks

Microcephaly

CS delivery of live infant at 40 weeks

37

Pomar et al., 2017 [13]

French Guiana

Second trimester

Microcephaly, callosal hypoplasia, gyration anomalies

Delivery at 39 weeks

37

Carvalho et al., 2016 [16]

Brazil

8 weeks

Microcephaly, parenchymal and cerebellar calcifications, left ventriculomegaly

SVD of live infant at 39 weeks

38

Carvalho et al., 2016 [16]

Brazil

10 weeks

Microcephaly, periventricular and parenchymal calcifications, ventriculomegaly. Fetal growth restriction.

CS delivery of live infant at 39 weeks

38

Carvalho et al., 2016 [16]

Brazil

16 weeks

Microcephaly, parenchymal and periventricular calcifications, left ventriculomegaly. Fetal growth restriction, oligohydramnios

CS delivery of live infant at 39 weeks

38

Carvalho et al., 2016 [16]

Brazil

NR

Microcephaly, parenchymal and cerebellar calcifications, ventriculomegaly

SVD of live infant at 39 weeks

39

Carvalho et al., 2016 [16]

Brazil

NR

Microcephaly, parenchymal calcifications.

SVD of live infant at 39 weeks

NR

Pomar et al., 2017 [13]

French Guiana

First trimester

Microcephaly, cerebellar hypoplasia, ventriculomegaly with irregular ventricular walls, periventricular hyperechogenicity, callosal hypoplasia with calcifications, parenchymal califications

NR

NR

Pomar et al., 2017 [13]

French Guiana

Second trimester

Parenchymal hyperechogenicity

Fetal demise at 40 weeks

NR

Pomar et al., 2017 [13]

French Guiana

First trimester

Microcephaly

Fetal demise at 19 weeks

  1. NR not reported, SVD spontaneous vaginal delivery, CS caesarean section, TA therapeutic abortion