Cranial ultrasonographic findings in newborns exposed to SARS-CoV-2: a single-centre cross-sectional analysis - Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Study in Catania, Italy, analyzed cranial ultrasounds of 278 newborns, 139 exposed to SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy.
Exposed newborns had higher rates of minor brain abnormalities (23% vs 16.5%).
“Conclusions
in our experience, the incidence of minor intracranial abnormalities was higher in SARS-COV-2-exposed newborns.”