Table 1 Clinical Scores.
From: Charlson comorbidity index applied to shunted idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus
Score | Continence | Gait | mRS |
|---|---|---|---|
0 | No symptoms | ||
1 | Normal | Normal | No disability despite symptoms |
2 | Urgency without incontinence | Slight disturbance of tandem walk and turning | Slight disability- able to look after own affairs without assistance |
3 | Infrequent incontinence | Wide based gait with sway, without foot corrections | Moderate disability requiring some help but able to walk without assistance |
4 | Frequent incontinence | Tendency to fall, with foot correction | Moderately severe disability unable to walk, attend to body needs without assistance |
5 | Bladder incontinence | Walking with cane | Severe disability, bedridden, incontinent, and requiring constant nursing care |
6 | Bladder and bowl incontinence | Bi-manual support is needed | |
7 | Aided- by another person | ||
8 | Wheelchair bound |
