Cortical maldevelopment in congenital cytomegalovirus infection transmitted by a woman with preexisting immunity

Journal of NeuroVirology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-176

  Arpino, Carla ^a   Gattinara, G Castelli ^b   Rosso, M ^a   Pelliccia, A ^c   Fariello, G ^b   Curatolo, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

CMV; CNS disease; Congenital infection; Preexisting immunity

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; GANCICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; VIRUS DNA;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUTROPENIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; URINALYSIS; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WHITE MATTER;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS;

EID: 42949089762     PISSN: 13550284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13550280801908166     Document Type: Article

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