Table 1.
Comparison of the DESH and iNPH Radscale scores
DESH score | iNPH Radscale | |
---|---|---|
Total | 10 | 12 |
EI |
0, < 0.3 1, 0.3–0.35 2, > 0.35 |
0, ≤ 0.25 1, > 0.25–0.3 2, > 0.3 |
Sylvian fissures |
0, normal or wider than normal 1, slight dilatation or unilateral 2, bilateral dilatation |
0, normal 1, enlarged |
Narrow sulci |
0, normal or wider than normal 1, slight compression 2, definitive compression |
0, normal 1, parafalcine 2, vertex |
CA |
0, >100° 1, 90–100° 2, < 90° |
0, > 90° 1, 90 to > 60° 2, ≤ 60° |
Focally enlarged sulci |
0, not present 1, some present 2, many present |
0, not present 1, present |
Temporal horns | NA |
0, < 4 mm 1, 4 to < 6 mm 2, ≥ 6 mm |
Periventricular hyperintensities | NA |
0, not present 1, frontal horn caps 2, confluent areas |
DESH disproportionately enlarged subarachnoid space hydrocephalus, iNPH idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus, EI Evan’s index, CA callosal angle