Lesions | Score | |
---|---|---|
Periventricular hyperintensities (PVH 0–6) | Frontal caps (0–2) | 0=absent |
Occipital caps (0–2) | 1=⩽5 mm | |
Bands: (0–2) | 2=>5 mm and <10 mm | |
White matter hyperintensities (WMH 0–24) | Frontal (0–6) | 0=NA |
Parietal (0–6) | 1=<3 mm; n⩽5 | |
Occipital (0–6) | 2=<3 mm; n⩾6 | |
Temporal (0–6) | 3=4–10 mm; n⩽5 | |
4=4–10 mm; n⩾6 | ||
5=⩾11 mm; n⩾1 | ||
6=confluent | ||
Basal ganglia hyperintensities (BGH 0–30) | Caudate nucleus (0–6) | As for WMH |
Putamen (0–6) | ||
Globus pallidus (0–6) | ||
Thalamus (0–6) | ||
Internal capsule (0–6) |
Semiquantitative rating of signal hyperintensities in separate regions with the range of the scale shown in parentheses:n=number of lesions; NA=no abnormality.