Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Diagnosis Case 24 Years Later While Following With The Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis

Yesim Güzey Aras and Belma Do

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common cause of intrauterine infection, occurring in upto 2% of all live births. Most women are asymptomatic or experience nonspecific symptoms, which can lead to long-term sequelae in newborns including neurological impairment, hearing loss, and mental retardation. In this study, the reveal of congenital CMV diagnosed after the calcification in the brain upon the increasing number of attacks in brain during the treatment with the diagnosis of cerebral palsy, mental retardation and epilepsy is presented.