Normal pressure hydrocephalus score10
| Score | |
| Gait evaluation (GE): | |
| Patient is bedridden or not able to ambulate | 1 |
| Ambulation is possible with help | 2 |
| Independent walking is possible but unstable or the patient falls | 3 |
| Abnormal but stable gait | 4 |
| Normal gait | 5 |
| Cognitive functions (CF): | |
| Patient is vegetative | 1 |
| Severe dementia | 2 |
| Important memory problems with more or less severe behaviour disturbances | 3 |
| Memory problems reported by patient or family | 4 |
| Cognitive disturbances are only found by specific tests | 5 |
| Sphincter disturbances (SD): | |
| Urinary and faecal incontinence | 1 |
| Continuous urinary incontinence | 2 |
| Sporadic urinary incontinence | 3 |
| Urinary urgency | 4 |
| No objective or subjective sphincter dysfunction | 5 |
NPH Score=GE+CF+SD. The minimum possible score is 3 points, and it indicates a patient that is bedridden or not able to ambulate, has a severe dementia (vegetative), and urinary and faecal incontinence. The maximum score of 15 points indicates a patient who has normal gait, cognitive disturbances only found by specific tests, and no objective or subjective sphincter dysfunction.