Volume 19, Number 2—February 2013
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis
Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Children, Massachusetts and New Hampshire,USA, 1970–2010
Michael A. Silverman, John Misasi, Sandra Smole, Henry A. Feldman, Adam B. Cohen, Sandro Santagata, Michael McManus, and Asim A. Ahmed
Table 4
Results of neuroimaging studies for 9 children with eastern equine encephalitis, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, 1970–2010*
| Location studied | No. (%) patients with abnormal finding | |
|---|---|---|
| MRI, n = 8 | CT, n = 9 | |
| Meninges | 8 (100) | 0 |
| Cortex | 7 (88) | 5 (56) |
| Basal ganglia | 7 (88) | 6 (67) |
| Thalamus | 5 (63) | 4 (44) |
| Brainstem | 2 (25) | 2 (22) |
| Subcortical white matter | 1 (13) | 1 (11) |
| Periventricular white matter | 0 | 1 (11) |
| Hydrocephalus | 0 | 2 (22) |
| Any | 8 (100) | 6 (67) |
*MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; CT, computed tomography.
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