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CMV brain infection

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Encephalitis is irritation and swelling (inflammation) of the brain most often due to infections, including cytomegalovirus

Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this

35 year experience in Pediatrics

Is a type of:

Newborn and infant diseases

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare

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