TABLE 3.
Region | Presence (+) or absence (−) of indicated cytokine
|
Severity of SIVEa | Distribution of SIVEb | |
---|---|---|---|---|
TNF-α | IFN-γ | |||
Globus pallidus | + | + | 2 | 2 |
Thalamus | + | + | 4 | 3 |
Putamen | + | + | 4 | 2 |
Frontal cortex | + | + | 4 | 3 |
Parietal cortex | + | − | 0 | N/A |
Occipital gray | − | − | 0 | N/A |
Occipital white | + | + | 3 | 2 |
Cerebellum gray | + | + | 4 | 2 |
Cerebellum white | − | + | 4 | 2 |
Severity scoring system: 0, none; 1, minimal; 2, mild; 3, moderate; 4, severe.\
Distribution scoring system: 1, focal; 2, multifocal; 3, diffuse; N/A, not applicable (no lesions).