Carlo Pietrasanta, Andrea Ronchi, Laura Bassi, Agnese De Carli, Luca Caschera, Francesco Maria Lo Russo, Beatrice Letizia Crippa, Silvia Pisoni, Riccardo Crimi, Giacomo Artieri, Laura Pellegrinelli, Robertino Dilena, Giorgio Conte, Fabio Mosca, Monica Fumagalli, Lorenza Pugni
BACKGROUND: Non-polio enteroviruses (EV) and human parechoviruses (HPeV) are known etiological agents of meningoencephalitis in neonates. However, reports of neuroradiological findings and neurodevelopmental outcomes in this population are scarce. OBJECTIVES: to describe clinical characteristics, neuroradiological findings and, in a subset of patients, neurodevelopmental outcomes in a cohort of infants with EV or HPeV meningoencephalitis within 60 days of life. STUDY DESIGN: clinical/laboratory data, neuroradiological findings (cranial ultrasound, cUS, brain magnetic resonance imaging, MRI), and neurodevelopmental outcomes assessed by Ages and Stages Questionnaires - third edition were prospectively collected...
March 5, 2024: Journal of Clinical Virology