Cytomegalovirus infections

Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2012 Sep;19(3):101-6. doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2012.02.008.

Abstract

Human cytomegalovirus, a human herpesvirus, remains a major cause of neurological disorders as a consequence of infections acquired in utero or postnatally. This article summarizes current information regarding the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, treatment, and prevention of this ubiquitous human infection.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Brain Diseases / pathology
  • Brain Diseases / virology*
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections* / diagnosis
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections* / drug therapy
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections* / epidemiology
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections* / prevention & control
  • Fetal Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Fetal Diseases* / drug therapy
  • Fetal Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Fetal Diseases* / pathology
  • Fetal Diseases* / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Neuroimaging
  • Prognosis

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents