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Reply to the letter by Joob and Wiwanitkit regarding our article on congenital Zika syndrome and hydrocephalus

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  1. Hospital Infantil Albert Sabin, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    Eduardo Jucá & André Pessoa

  2. Centro Universitário Christus (Unichristus), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    Eduardo Jucá

  3. Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    Eduardo Jucá

  4. Universidade Estadual do Ceará-UECE, Fortaleza, Brazil

    André Pessoa

  5. Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    Luciano Pamplona Cavalcanti

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Jucá, E., Pessoa, A. & Cavalcanti, L.P. Reply to the letter by Joob and Wiwanitkit regarding our article on congenital Zika syndrome and hydrocephalus. Childs Nerv Syst 34, 185–186 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-017-3683-8

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