The associations between the herpesviral infections and neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), remained unclear. Using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database, the present study included 27,922 children < 6 years who were exposed to herpesviral infections between 1997 and 2011, as well as 111,688 age- and sex-matched children who were not exposed. All participants who developed autism and ADHD, as well as started to use...
