Neuroimaging findings in cases of St. Louis encephalitis (StLE) have yet to be reported despite the relatively high frequency of this entity. An epidemic permitted the documentation of isolated hyperintensity of the substantia nigra on T2-weighted images in two patients with StLE. This distribution of MR imaging abnormality in cases of StLE mirrors the reports presented in the literature that i...

Saint Louis encephalitis virus (SLE) is a mosquito borne disease. Only a small proportion of cases progress to severe clinical forms. There have been few reports on HIV-infected patients and the relationship between immunodeficiency and the course of the disease remains unclear. Herein we describe two cases of SLE in HIV-1-infected patients in Buenos Aires city.

Children with disabilities, their families, and the social workers who provide services are faced with navigating complex social and institutional environments in their quest for developmental, educational and daily living supports. Models of disabilities provide conceptual frameworks for understanding and action that can inform the decision-making process of parents and social workers. A new e...

113. Procedure-specific Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Prevalence Widely Varies within Certain NHSN (National Healthcare Safety Network) Surgery Groups Mohammed Saeed, MBChB, MPH; Erik R. Dubberke, MD, MSPH; Margaret Olsen, PhD, MPH; Internal Medicine/Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University S...

1. Co-chaired this panel 2. University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 3. Healthpoint Ltd., Fort Worth, TX 4. University of California, San Francisco, CA 5. University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 6. University of Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales, UK 7. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 8. Private practice, Warren, PA 9. Private practice, Tamarac, FL 10. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsb...

Michèle d’Herbomez Jean Louis Schlienger Jean Louis Wemeau 1 Laboratoire Universitaire de Biophysique Unité d’Analyses Endocriniennes CNRS UPRES-A 7004 Université Louis Pasteur Faculté de Médecine 67085 Strasbourg Cedex, France 2 Service Central de Médecine Nucléaire Hôpital Salengro CHRU 59037 Lille Cedex, France 3 Service de Médecine Interne Hôpital de Hautepierre 67098 Strasbourg Cedex, Fran...

Daniel A. Emmert,* Judy A. Fee,* Zoe M. Goeckeler, Jeremy M. Grojean, Tetsuro Wakatsuki, Elliot L. Elson, B. Paul Herring, Patricia J. Gallagher, and Robert B. Wysolmerski Departments of Pathology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis 63104; Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110; and Department of P...

Université Denis Diderot–Paris 7, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France; INSERM CIC 9504, Centre d’Investigations Cliniques, Paris, France; Université Denis Diderot–Paris 7, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Service d’Hématologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France; Université Denis Diderot–Paris 7, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de...

Methylation at SLC6A4 Is Linked to Family History of Child Abuse: An Examination of the Iowa Adoptee Sample Steven R.H. Beach,* Gene H. Brody, Alexandre A. Todorov, Tracy D. Gunter, and Robert A. Philibert University of Georgia, Athens, GA Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St. Louis, MO Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO...