Table 2.
MRI interpretation by brain region and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development score.
| Brain regiona | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Paracentral gyri (n = 68) | |
| No injury | 41 (60) |
| Mild injury | 14 (21) |
| Moderate injury | 6 (9) |
| Severe injury | 7 (10) |
| White matter (n = 68) | |
| No injury | 15 (22) |
| Mild injury | 29 (43) |
| Moderate injury | 11 (16) |
| Severe injury | 13 (19) |
| Basal ganglia (n = 68) | |
| No injury | 32 (47) |
| Mild injury | 19 (28) |
| Moderate injury | 10 (15) |
| Severe injury | 7 (10) |
| Thalamus (n = 68) | |
| No injury | 30 (44) |
| Mild injury | 18 (27) |
| Moderate injury | 11 (16) |
| Severe injury | 9 (13) |
| Posterior limb of the internal capsule (n = 68) | |
| No injury | 46 (68) |
| Mild injury | 11 (16) |
| Moderate injury | 6 (9) |
| Severe injury | 5 (7) |
| Brainstem (n = 68) | |
| No injury | 32 (47) |
| Mild injury | 19 (28) |
| Moderate injury | 10 (15) |
| Severe injury | 7 (10) |
| NICHD score (n = 70) | |
| 0 | 37 (53) |
| 1A | 6 (9) |
| 1B | 12 (17) |
| 2A | 6 (9) |
| 2B | 8 (11) |
| 3 | 1 (1) |
a
Seventy neonates had National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) brain injury scoring on T1 and T2 MRI. The regional injury score, which required interpretation of T1, T2, and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) MRI, was completed in only 68 neonates because two had motion artifact on DTI.