A unique brain germinal matrix involvement in cytomegalovirus infected fetuses: A retrospective neurosonographic analysis with outcome correlation.

Birnbaum RoeeAdi WinsteenMichael BrusilovIgal WolmanLiat Ben-SiraGustavo MalingerKarina Krajden Haratz

Published in: Prenatal diagnosis (2021)

Fetal CMV infection may cause focal GM changes, frequently accompanied by LSV, late in pregnancy. These changes may be isolated, or as part of a more generalized brain damage. When isolated, favorable prognosis is expected.

Keyphrases

resting state
white matter
functional connectivity
oxidative stress
cerebral ischemia
preterm birth
multiple sclerosis
gestational age
pregnant women
blood brain barrier