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Germinal matrix hemorrhage (grading)
Grading of germinal matrix hemorrhage has taken several forms over the years. The most commonly used system is the sonographic grading system proposed by Burstein, Papile, et al.
Classification
grade I
restricted to subependymal region/germinal matrix which is seen in the caudothalamic groov...
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Bern score
The Bern score is a predictive score derived from brain MRI findings in patients with suspected spontaneous intracranial hypotension. It stratifies patients into high, intermediate or low probability of finding a spinal CSF leak/CSF-venous fistula at myelography 1,2,4.
Usage
The Bern score hel...
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Palmini classification of focal cortical dysplasia (historical)
Palmini classification of focal cortical dysplasia published in 2004 was one of the leading classification systems used for focal cortical dysplasia, recently replaced by the Blumcke classification of focal cortical dysplasia.
Unfortunately, as is the case with many classification systems that...
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Barkovich classification of focal cortical dysplasia (historical)
Barkovich classifies focal cortical dysplasias, among his extensive classification system for malformations of cortical development, distributing them as follows:
type I and type IIb (transcortical dysplasia - Taylor type with balloon cells) as non-neoplastic malformations due to abnormal neuro...
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Mathew stroke scale
The Mathew stroke scale is used to measure the degree of impairment from stroke 1. It was originally developed to evaluate the neurological status of patients treated with glycerol in acute stroke.
Classification
level of consciousness: comatose (0), stuporous (2), obtunded (4), lethargic but...
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Scandinavian Stroke Scale
The Scandinavian Stroke Scale was designed for ease of use by non-neurologists 1. It is simpler than the NIHSS and has comparable performance in predicting death or dependence after stroke 2. The degree of neurological impairment measured by the Scandinavian Stroke Scale has been shown to correl...
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Rotterdam CT score of traumatic brain injury
The Rotterdam CT score of traumatic brain injury is a classification aimed at improving prognostic evaluation of patients admitted with moderate or severe traumatic brain injuries.
It was published in 2006 1 and is gaining in popularity. Along with the Marshall classification system, at the ti...
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Grades of periventricular leukomalacia
One of the methods used for grading periventricular leukomalacia on sonographic appearance is as follows 1:
grade 1: areas of increased periventricular echogenicity without any cyst formation persisting for more than 7 days
grade 2: the echogenicity has developed into small periventricular cys...
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Fazekas scale for white matter lesions
The Fazekas scale is used to simply quantify the amount of white matter T2 hyperintense lesions usually attributed to chronic small vessel ischemia, although clearly, not all such lesions are due to this.
This classification was proposed by Fazekas et al. in 1987 1 and remains a very widely use...
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