Healthcare outcomes and special education eligibility in children with congenital CMV.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Congenital cytomegalovirus disease (cCMV) can have significant sensory and neurodevelopmental sequelae throughout childhood. Many of these sequalae are consistent with special education eligibility, but the special education needs of affected children have not been systematically studied.

Methods

Retrospective chart reviews from two cohorts of cCMV children receiving care in a large tertiary care children's hospital were included in this study: a historical research cohort (N = 186, 41% symptomatic at birth) and a contemporary clinical cohort of cCMV patients (N = 112, 68% symptomatic at birth). SNOMED-CT was used to identify ICD-10 codes describing special education-qualifying health outcomes fitting the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) criteria

SUBMITTER: Rochat R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11658512 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature