Table III.
Results of brain MRI by age of presentation in 75 infants with bacterial meningitis
| Age at presentation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–7 d | 8–59 d | 60–179 d | 6–12 mo | Total | |
| No. of infants | 7 (9) | 36 (48) | 21 (28) | 11 (15) | 75 |
| Brain MRI findings | |||||
| Normal | 5 (71) | 6 (16) | 3 (14) | 14 (19) | |
| Choroid plexitis | 1 (14) | 1 (3) | 2 (3) | ||
| Hemorrhage | 3 (8) | 2 (10) | 5 (7) | ||
| Venous thrombosis | 5 (14) | 2 (9) | 7 (9) | ||
| Ventriculitis | 1 (14) | 3 (8) | 3 (14) | 7 (9) | |
| Brain abscess | 1 (14) | 3 (8) | 3 (14) | 1 (9) | 8 (11) |
| Hydrocephalus | 1 (14) | 6 (17) | 6 (29) | 2 (18) | 15 (20) |
| Cerebritis | 12 (33) | 5 (24) | 3 (27) | 20 (26) | |
| Subdural empyema | 1 (14) | 17 (47) | 12 (57) | 9 (82) | 39 (52) |
| Brain parenchymal ischemia/infarction | 1 (14) | 15 (42) | 10 (48) | 6 (55) | 32 (43) |
| Leptomeningeal enhancement | 1 (14) | 19 (53) | 12 (57) | 11 (100) | 43 (57) |
Numbers in parentheses, percent.