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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 20.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2017 Jul 12;188:205–209.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.05.053

Table 1:

Scoring system for the evaluation of clinical severity of the syndrome in each patient.8 (Kelley TM, Hatfield LA, Lin DD, Comi AM. Quantitative analysis of cerebral cortical atrophy and correlation with clinical severity in unilateral Sturge-Weber syndrome. J Child Neurol. 2005; 20: 867–70.)

Rating range Meaning of assigned rating
Visual field cut 0–2 0 = no field cut
1 = partial homonymous hemianopsia
2 = full homonymous hemianopsia
Hemiparesis 0–4 0 = no weakness or posturing
1 = mild posturing intermittently
2 = fine motor impairments only
3 = significant fine and gross motor impairments
4 = severe fine and gross motor impairments, poor helper arm function, and walks with great difficulty or not at all
Seizure frequency 0–4 0 = none ever
1 = one or more seizures, currently controlled
2 = breakthrough seizures
3 = monthly seizures
4 = at least weekly seizures
Cognitive function 0–5 Infant/preschooler:
0 = normal
1 = mild speech delay but comprehends well
2 = mild delay in speech and comprehension
3 = moderately delayed speech
4 = severely delayed speech
5 = profoundly delayed speech with little or no comprehension

Child:
0 = normal
1 = school difficulties, regular classes
2 = resource help needed in school
3 = special education required
4 = trainable for activities of daily living
5 = full care

Adult:
0 = normal
1 = lives and works independently
2 = works in community with parental support
3 = significant difficulty maintaining employment or satisfactory social relationships
4 = trainable (i.e. group home, supervised work setting)
5 = full care
Total 0–15 normal to severely impaired