title: Audiovestibular consequences of congenital cytomegalovirus infection.
abstract: Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the second most frequent cause of mental retardation and sensorineural hearing loss, after genetic factors. Recently, pediatric forensic and fetopathological studies have led to progress in understanding the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the various neurosensory sequelae. Thanks to the identification of certain prognostic factors of hearing loss, therapeutic protocols based on antiviral molecules are now proposed for target populations. This treatment has shown efficacy in limiting hearing threshold deterioration and even, in some cases, seems to provide partial recovery of hearing in symptomatic congenitally infected CMV neonates. However, optimal treatment duration and administration modalities are not clearly defined. This article reviews recent data concerning audiovestibular sequelae and their management in children congenitally infected by CMV.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ORL Pédiatrique, Hôpital Robert Debré, APHP, 48, Boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France; Inserm, U1141, Hôpital Robert Debré, 48, Boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France; Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1141, Hôpital Robert Debré, 48, Boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France. Electronic address: natacha.teissier@aphp.fr.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Teissier
authors.affiliation: Service d'ORL Pédiatrique, Hôpital Robert Debré, APHP, 48, Boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.affiliation: Service d'ORL Pédiatrique, Hôpital Robert Debré, APHP, 48, Boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Quesnel
authors.affiliation: Service d'ORL Pédiatrique, Hôpital Robert Debré, APHP, 48, Boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France; Inserm, U1141, Hôpital Robert Debré, 48, Boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France; Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1141, Hôpital Robert Debré, 48, Boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Van Den Abbeele
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001299:Audiometry; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000151:congenital* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents
keywords: Congenital CMV infection; Dark cells; Fetopathological studies; Potassium recycling; Sensorineural hearing loss; Stria vascularis; Valganciclovir; Vestibular deficit; Viral inclusions