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We observed a mild and transient impact over cognitive functions in patients with Zika, dengue and with other AIUO. The probability of having an abnormal MoCA score (&amp;lt;26 points) was significantly higher in patients with Zika and AIUO than in those with dengue. Patients with Zika and AIUO had lower memory scores than patients with dengue (Zika vs. Dengue: \u22120.378, 95% CI\u22120.678 to \u22120.078; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.014: Zika vs. AIUO 0.264, 95% CI 0.059, 0.469; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.012). The low memory performance in patients with Zika and AIUO accounts for most of the differences in the overall MoCA score when compared with patients with dengue. Our results show a decrease in cognitive function during acute illness and provides no evidence to support the hypothesis that Zika might cause neurocognitive alterations longer than the period of acute infection or different to other infectious diseases. 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