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Vestibular and balance dysfunction in children with congenital CMV: a systematic review

Shears, Annalie; Yan, Georgina; Mortimer, Harriet; Cross, Elizabeth; Sapuan, Shari; Kadambari, Seilesh; Luck, Suzanne; ... Fidler, Katy J; + view all (2022) Vestibular and balance dysfunction in children with congenital CMV: a systematic review. Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition , 107 (6) pp. 630-636. 10.1136/archdischild-2021-323380. Green open access

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This systematic review evaluates vestibular and balance dysfunction in children with congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV), makes recommendations for clinical practice and informs future research priorities. DESIGN: MEDLINE, Embase, EMCARE, BMJ Best Practice, Cochrane Library, DynaMed Plus and UpToDate were searched from inception to 20 March 2021 and graded according to Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) criteria. PATIENTS: Children with cCMV diagnosed within 3 weeks of life from either blood, saliva and/or urine (using either PCR or culture). INTERVENTION: Studies of vestibular function and/or balance assessments. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Vestibular function and balance. RESULTS: 1371 studies were identified, and subsequently 16 observational studies were eligible for analysis, leading to an overall cohort of 600 children with cCMV. All studies were of low/moderate quality. In 12/16 studies, vestibular function tests were performed. 10/12 reported vestibular dysfunction in ≥40% of children with cCMV. Three studies compared outcomes for children with symptomatic or asymptomatic cCMV at birth; vestibular dysfunction was more frequently reported in children with symptomatic (22%-60%), than asymptomatic cCMV (0%-12.5%). Two studies found that vestibular function deteriorated over time: one in children (mean age 7.2 months) over 10 months and the other (mean age 34.7 months) over 26 months. CONCLUSIONS: Vestibular dysfunction is found in children with symptomatic and asymptomatic cCMV and in those with and without hearing loss. Audiovestibular assessments should be performed as part of neurodevelopmental follow-up in children with cCMV. Case-controlled longitudinal studies are required to more precisely characterise vestibular dysfunction and help determine the efficacy of early supportive interventions. PROSPERO REGISTRATION: CRD42019131656.

Type: Article
Title: Vestibular and balance dysfunction in children with congenital CMV: a systematic review
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-323380
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2021-323380
Language: English
Additional information: This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health > Neonatology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Dept
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10158353
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