[Results of catamnestic, neurological and psychological investigations in children suffering from cytomegaly virus infection, diagnosed in neonates (author's transl)].
Report on results of follow-up in 10 children, in 9 of whom clinical findings at the age between 6 and 11 months suggested the diagnosis of connatal cytomegaly. All 10 children secreted cytomegaly virus in the urine. In 3 of them post-natal infection appears probable. Follow-up was carried out at the ages between 3 and 5.9 years. Physical development was delayed in 4, severe neurologic damage occurred in 2, medium severe or minimal, in part reversible, neurologic signs in 3 childrens. The 2 most severely neurologically damaged children could not be examined psychologically. The IQ of the other 8 was between 92 and 105. 3 children showed in individual other tests only minor, insignificant loss of performance, 2 more pronounced defects which suggested cerebral damage.
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009420:Nervous System / Q000254:growth & development; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011581:Psychological Tests
Ergebnisse katamnestischer, neurologischer und leistungspsychologischer Untersuchungen bei Kindern mit einer z. T. im Neugeborenenalter gesicherten Cytomegalievirusinfektion