The Four Viruses Linked to Autism

In some cases, the presence of viruses like CMV will cause direct injury to the developing fetal brain, says Sarah B. Mulkey, M.D., Ph.D., a prenatal-neonatal neurologist at the Zickler Family Prenatal Pediatrics Institute at Children’s National. In other cases, the impact of viruses on the brain’s delicate structures is more subtle.
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