valganciclovir has been researched along with Brain-Damage--Chronic* in 1 studies
1 review(s) available for valganciclovir and Brain-Damage--Chronic
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[Update on congenital and neonatal herpes infections: infection due to cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex].
Newborn infants are a population which is especially susceptible to viral infections that frequently affect the central nervous system. Herpes infections can be transmitted to the foetus and to the newborn infant, and give rise to severe clinical conditions with long-term sensory and cognitive deficits. Two thirds of newborn infants with encephalitis due to herpes simplex virus and half of the children with symptomatic congenital infection by cytomegalovirus develop sequelae, which results in high community health costs in the long term. Fortunately, the better knowledge about these infections gained in recent years together with the development of effective antiviral treatments have improved the patients' prognosis. Valganciclovir (32 mg/kg/day in two doses for six months) prevents the development of hypoacusis and improves the neurological prognosis in symptomatic congenital infection due to cytomegalovirus. Acyclovir (60 mg/kg/day in three doses for 2-3 weeks) prevents the development of severe forms in skin-eyes-mouth herpes disease, and lowers the rate of mortality and sequelae when the disease has disseminated and is located in the central nervous system.. Actualizacion en infecciones herpeticas congenitas y neonatales: infeccion por citomegalovirus y herpes simple.. Los neonatos son una poblacion especialmente susceptible a las infecciones viricas que frecuentemente afectan al sistema nervioso central. Las infecciones herpeticas pueden transmitirse al feto y al recien nacido, y ocasionar cuadros clinicos graves con deficits sensoriales y cognitivos a largo plazo. Dos terceras partes de los neonatos con encefalitis por virus herpes simple y la mitad de los niños con infeccion congenita sintomatica por citomegalovirus desarrollan secuelas, lo cual supone un alto coste sociosanitario a largo plazo. Afortunadamente, el mejor conocimiento de estas infecciones en los ultimos años y el desarrollo de tratamientos antivirales efectivos han mejorado el pronostico de los pacientes. El valganciclovir (32 mg/kg/dia en dos dosis durante seis meses) previene el desarrollo de hipoacusia y mejora el pronostico neurologico en la infeccion congenita sintomatica por citomegalovirus. El aciclovir (60 mg/kg/dia en tres dosis durante 2-3 semanas) previene el desarrollo de formas graves en la enfermedad herpetica cutanea-ocular-oral, y disminuye la mortalidad y las secuelas en la enfermedad diseminada y localizada en el sistema nervioso central. Topics: Acyclovir; Antiviral Agents; Brain Damage, Chronic; Cytomegalovirus Infections; Early Diagnosis; Female; Fetal Diseases; Ganciclovir; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural; Herpes Simplex; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; Prognosis; Valganciclovir | 2017 |