title: Zika virus disease for neurologists.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Zika virus (ZIKV) was not initially thought to be an important cause of neurologic disease, but with the recent epidemic in the Western Hemisphere, there is a growing body of evidence for possible neurologic complications. This review discusses these in addition to what is known about modes of transmission, testing for the virus, as well as future directions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  ZIKV disease has been associated with microcephaly and congenital eye disease in infants, as well as with Guillain-Barré syndrome, uveitis, myelitis, and meningoencephalitis in adults.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Even though most infections are asymptomatic, there are important possible neurologic complications of ZIKV disease in both children and adults of which neurologists should be aware.
authors.affiliation: Neuro-Infectious Diseases Group, Department of Neurology and Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado, Denver, Aurora.
authors.forename: Daniel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Neuro-Infectious Diseases Group, Department of Neurology and Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado, Denver, Aurora.
authors.forename: J David
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Beckham
authors.affiliation: Neuro-Infectious Diseases Group, Department of Neurology and Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado, Denver, Aurora.
authors.forename: Kenneth L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Tyler
authors.affiliation: Neuro-Infectious Diseases Group, Department of Neurology and Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado, Denver, Aurora.
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Pastula