TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - INTRAUTERINE INFECTIONS AFFECTING THE BRAIN A1 - Malinger, Gustavo A1 - Lerman-Sagie, Tally A2 - Timor-Tritsch, Ilan E. A2 - Monteagudo, Ana A2 - Pilu, Gianluigi A2 - Malinger, Gustavo PY - 2017 T2 - Ultrasonography of the Prenatal Brain, 3e AB - KEY POINTSDepending on geographic factors, cytomegalovirus (CMV) and toxoplasmosis are the more frequent intrauterine infections (IUIs).The pattern of brain involvement in CMV-IUI may range from minimal (small periventricular cysts, intrathalamic vasculopathy) to severe damage (brain atrophy, malformations of cortical development, and hemorrhages).The prognosis is usually poor in the presence of intracranial findings.Infected fetuses without brain findings are generally asymptomatic at birth but may develop sensorineural deafness. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138379869 ER -