Why the study?
Does enteroviral meningitis during the first three months of life affect long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in children?
Population
18 children, mean age at testing ~47 months.
Comparison
Enteroviral meningitis infection during the… vs Matched control children without history of…
Design
Case-control
Follow-up
mean age at testing ~47 months
Authors
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May warrant language screening in survivors of early enteroviral meningitis; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation.
Does enteroviral meningitis during the first three months of life affect long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in children?
Enteroviral meningitis in early infancy may be associated with long-term deficits in receptive language, despite normal overall intellectual functioning.
Wilfert et al. (1981) studied this question.
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