Motor development of children after a human Parechovirus or Enterovirus infection: 24 months follow-up.

Background: Human Parechovirus (HPeV) and Enterovirus (EV) are known causes of viral infection and meningitis in childhood. Not much is known about the motor development of young Caucasian children after these infections. Most studies in the literature involved Asian children with only EV-71 infection, which is not prevalent in Western countries.