Evaluating the Concept of Brain Sparing in a High Income Setting, Using Historical Records of Maternal Influenza or Syphilis Infection
Our findings do not support the brain sparing hypothesis. Moreover, the substantial reduction in head circumference among syphilis-exposed fetuses might help explain why a quarter of them were stillborn.
Authors
- Mathilde Le Vu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9495-4822)
- Jonathan C. K. Wells (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0411-8025)
- Mario Cortina‐Borja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0627-2624)
Institutions
- University of Zurich (CH)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Human Biology
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24143
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.44
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- Universität Zürich