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. 2018 Mar;39(3):558–562. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5500

Table 1:

Postnatal brain injury scoring systema

MRI Finding MRI Score
0 1 2 3 4
Ventriculomegaly <10 mm 10–15 mm >15 mm Obstructive
Extra-axial spaces <5 mm 5–10 mm >10 mm
Intraventricular hemorrhage None Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4
Parenchymal hemorrhage (not grade 4 intraventricular hemorrhage) Absent Present
Cerebellar hemorrhage None <3 foci, <5-mm size >3 foci or >5-mm size
White matter injury None <3 foci, unilateral >3 foci or bilateral Multiregional
Cortical injury None Single Multiple Extensive
Basal ganglia injury None Single Multiple Extensive
a

Postnatal brain injury graded on a published scale.1