Neuroimaging Findings in a Series of Children with Cerebral Palsy and Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection
2015
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is a contributing cause of neurodevelopmental disabilities including cerebral
palsy (CP). In this case series we reviewed the neuroimaging findings of children with CP and cCMV infection in the
context of the children’s clinical profile. Participants: Children with CP and laboratory confirmed cCMV (n=12) reported
to the Australian CP Register, born in South Australia and Victoria, 1993-2006, with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
and/or computerized tomography (CT) report available. Clinical details and neuroimaging findings were tabulated and
compared to published literature. Children in this series were mostly born at term (n=8), with symptoms or signs of cCMV
(n=10) and had spastic quadriplegia (n=9), epilepsy (n=8), intellectual deficit (n=12), communication (n=10) and hearing
impairments (n=9). All but one had abnormal neuroimaging findings reported on MRI or CT (n=11): most commonly
brain malformations including disorders of neuronal migration (n=10), such as lissencephaly, pachygyria and polymicrogyria,
and cerebellar hypoplasia (n=5). Other findings included ventricular dilatation (n=8), calcifications (n=7) and white
matter abnormalities (n=6). This study suggests that brain malformations, calcifications, ventricular dilatation and cerebellar
hypoplasia are common neuroimaging patterns in children with CP and cCMV infection. The presence of these findings
should prompt investigations for congenital cytomegalovirus.
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