Retrospective diagnosis of congenital cytomegalovirus infection and cortical maldevelopment. Neurology 2003 Sep 09;61(5):710-2
Date
09/10/2003Pubmed ID
12963772DOI
10.1212/wnl.61.5.710Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0041834591 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 39 CitationsAbstract
Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection can cause malformations of cortical development (MCD). It is difficult to establish CMV as a cause of MCD several months postpartum. This can now be done by detection of CMV DNA in dried blood spots (DBS test) on Guthrie cards. The authors used DBS tests to assess 10 patients with MCD of unknown cause. Four of the 10 patients were positive for CMV.
Author List
Zucca C, Binda S, Borgatti R, Triulzi F, Radice L, Buttè C, Barkhaus PE, Barbi MAuthor
Paul E. Barkhaus MD Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Cerebral CortexChild, Preschool
Cytomegalovirus Infections
Female
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Nervous System Malformations
Retrospective Studies
