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Magnetic resonance imaging of cerebellar cysts in a neonate with congenital cytomegalovirus infection

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Congenital cytomegalovirus infection is one of the most common congenital viral infections in the world. Brain magnetic resonance imaging plays a key role in evaluating brain involvement and establishing prognosis; several characteristic features have been described. We present a description of cerebellar cysts in a neonate with polymerase chain reaction-confirmed cytomegalovirus congenital infection, and discuss the differential diagnosis and potential pathophysiological mechanisms.

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  1. Division of Neuroradiology, Hospital de Braga, Sete Fontes - S. Vítor, 4710-243, Braga, Portugal

    Miguel Quintas-Neves & João Paulo Soares-Fernandes

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Quintas-Neves, M., Soares-Fernandes, J.P. Magnetic resonance imaging of cerebellar cysts in a neonate with congenital cytomegalovirus infection. Pediatr Radiol 49, 687–689 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-018-4326-2

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