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. 2015 Jan 30;60(9):1377–1383. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ051

Table 4.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Characteristics Associated With Herpes Simplex Encephalitis in Multivariate Logistic Regression, Final Modelsa

Characteristic Model 1: HSE Compared With All Non-HSE Cases (n = 209)
Model 2: HSE Compared With Other Infectious Cases (n = 90)
Model 3: HSE Compared With Autoimmune Cases (n = 75)
OR (95% CI) (Total No. With MRI Characteristic) P Value OR (95% CI) (Total Number With MRI Characteristic) P Value OR (95% CI) (Total No. With MRI Characteristic) P Value
Bilateral TL 0.38 (.18–.79) (n = 82) .010 0.30 (.11–.82) (n = 31) .019 0.24 (.06–.94) (n = 22) .040
Lesions outside of TL, cingulate, or insula 0.37 (.18–.74) (n = 106) .005 0.41 (.16–1.05) (n = 39) .064 0.36 (.10–1.35) (n = 29) .13
Restricted diffusion 1.62 (.75–3.50) (n = 50) .22 0.67 (.24–1.85) (n = 29) .44 0.81 (.17–3.85) (n = 21) .79
Hemorrhage 1.51 (.44–5.13) (n = 15) .51 8.95 (.23–348.65) (n = 7) .24
Enhancement 0.98 (.49–1.94) (n = 86) .95 0.56 (.21–1.52) (n = 41) .26 0.47 (.12–1.81) (n = 32) .27

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HSE, herpes simplex encephalitis; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; OR, odds ratio; TL, temporal lobe.

a Adjusted for age, sex, and all variables listed in the table.