. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 20.

Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Res. 2016 Apr 11;80(2):190–196. doi: 10.1038/pr.2016.77

Table 5.

Scoring system used for basal ganglia and white matter abnormalities

	Score	Basal ganglia & thalami	White matter
No abnormality	0	No abnormality	No abnormality
Minor abnormality	1	Mild - swollen and/or small focal unilateral abnormality	Mildly echogenic or patchy
Major abnormality	2	Clearly demarcated focal bilateral echogencity	More diffuse and moderate/severe echogenicity
Major abnormality	3	Bilateral, severe, extensive abnormalities	Dense echogenicity &/or parenchymal cysts, atrophy, organising haemorrhage