Table 1:

Modified version of Scheltens scoring scheme used in the study

SubscaleRange of ScoresDefinition of Scores
1) Periventricular
    Frontal0/1/20 = absent
    Occipital0/1/21 ≤ 5 mm
    Bands on lateral ventricle0/1/22 ≥ 5 and <10 mm
    Subtotal score≤6
2) Deep white matter
    Frontal0/1/2/3/4/5/6
    Parietal0/1/2/3/4/5/6
    Occipital0/1/2/3/4/5/6
    Temporal0/1/2/3/4/5/60 = none
    Subtotal score0–241 ≤3 mm, n ≤ 5
3) Basal ganglia2 ≤ 3 mm, n > 5
    Caudate0/1/2/3/4/5/63 = 4–10 mm, n ≤ 5
    Lentiform nucleus0/1/2/3/4/5/64 = 4–10 mm, n > 6
    Thalamus0/1/2/3/4/5/65 ≥ 11 mm, n > 1
    Subtotal score0–186 = confluent
4) Subtentorial
    Cerebellum0/1/2/3/4/5/6
    Mesencephalon0/1/2/3/4/5/6
    Medulla0/1/2/3/4/5/6
    Pons0/1/2/3/4/5/6
    Subtotal score0–24
Total score0–72