Some children with congenital cytomegalovirus may benefit from additional imaging in addition to ultrasound.

Autor: Snapiri, Ori, Danziger, Chen Rosenberg, Kornreich, Liora, Zacks, Nimrod, Bilavsky, Efraim
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Zdroj: Acta Paediatrica; Aug2023, Vol. 112 Issue 8, p1764-1765, 2p
Abstrakt: Some studies and different clinical approaches have suggested that computed tomography or MRI may add considerable information to brain ultrasound findings.[[4]] In this study, concordant results between head ultrasound and MRI were found in 62% of all cases. Current practices vary and include head ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or a combination of these methods. Abbreviations cCMV congenital cytomegalovirus MRI magnetic resonance imaging Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is the leading cause of congenital infections and affects approximately 1% of all live births worldwide.[1] Early brain imaging to define central nervous system involvement in symptomatic infants with cCMV is important, as this is one of the eligibility criteria for treatment.[[2]] However, there is no consensus regarding the optimal neuroimaging modality for assessing newborn infants with cCMV infection. [Extracted from the article]
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