Table 1 Rating of FLAIR hyperintensities according to a modified Scheltens rating scale.

From: Cumulative incidence and risk factors for radiation induced leukoencephalopathy in high grade glioma long term survivors

Modified Scheltens rating scale

Periventricular hyperintensities (/6)

 Occipital caps

0/1/2

1: right or left hemisphere confluent lesion

2: bilateral confluent lesion

 Frontal caps

0/1/2

 Lateral ventricle bands

0/1/2

White matter hyperintensities (/10)

 Frontal

0/1/2

1: right or left hemisphere confluent lesion

2: bilateral confluent lesion

 Occipital

0/1/2

 Temporal

0/1/2

 Insular

0/1/2

 Parietal

0/1/2

Basal ganglia hyperintensities (/10)

 Caudate nucleus

0/1/2

1: right or left hemisphere confluent lesion

2: bilateral confluent lesion

 Putamen

0/1/2

 Globus pallidus

0/1/2

 Thalamus

0/1/2

 Internal capsule

0/1/2

Infratentorial foci of hyperintensities (/4)

 Cerebellum

0/1/2

1: right or left hemisphere confluent lesion

2: bilateral confluent lesion

 Midbrain

0/1/2

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