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. 2022 Apr 30;32(11):7800–7810. doi: 10.1007/s00330-022-08733-3

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