Congenital Infection and Disorders of Brain Development: With Special Reference to Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection
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Disorders in Children With Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection
BACKGROUND: Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the leading infectious cause of neurologic disabilities and sensorineural hearing loss in children. Sensorineural hearing loss prevalence in CMV suggests a viral tropism for the inner ear. Vestibular disorders induced by CMV infection are underestimated. This is the largest and most thorough study to assess the incidence of vestibular di...
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عنوان ژورنال: Congenital Anomalies
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0914-3505,1741-4520
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-4520.1997.tb00543.x