Table 2:

Neuroimaging findings in the initial MR and the follow-up MR study in 12 patients with acute necrotizing encepalopathy of childhood

Patient No.Duration from Onset to Initial and to Follow-up MR Studies (d)Location of InvolvementHemorrhage (1)Cavitation (1)MR Score
Brain Stem (1)White Matter (1) (Cerebral, cerebellar)AB
10; 43++, +++43
20; 103+, +10
310; 47+−, ++32
43; 83++, −21
52; 182+−, −+22
69; 76+, −10
70; 19++, −+32
87; 15++, −+32
918; 134+−, −11
100; 16++, −21
113; 16+−, −+22
1210; 29++, +++43