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. 2016 Feb 16;8:22. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2016.00022

Table 1.

Cerebral blood flow category of QASAT.

Results Grading Value Definitiona
15. Blood flow response to tilt
Normal 0
Mild 1,2
Abnormal Moderate 3–4
Severe >4

Using mean CBFV. CBFV should be measured at baseline, and at 1, 5, and 10 min of tilt.

aAt each measurement, assign the value 0 for normal results. Abnormal results are defined as CBFV less than normal limit. Normal limit is defined as follows:

At 1 min: normal decline in CBFV ≥ 90% of baseline. Assign 1 for CBFV 80–89% of baseline, 2 for 70–79% of baseline, and 3 for <70% of baseline.

At 5 min: normal decline in CBFV ≥ 89% of baseline. Assign 1 for CBFV 79–88% of baseline, 2 for 69–78% of baseline, and 3 for <69% of baseline.

At 10 min: normal decline in CBFV ≥ 86% of baseline. Assign 1 for CBFV 77–85% of baseline, 2 for 67–76% of baseline, and 3 for <67% of baseline. Total score is obtained by sum of all scores. Revised after (Novak, 2015).