TABLE 1:

Scheltens scores for individual regions

Region ScoredMedianRange
Periventricular WM3.00–5
Frontal WM6.02–6
Parietal WM60–6
Occipital WM4.00–6
Anterior temporal WM6.00–6
Posterior temporal WM5.00–6
Corpus callosum1.00–6
Caudate1.00–6
Putamen3.00–6
Globus pallidus1.00–6
Thalamus3.00–6
Internal capsule2.00–6
External capsule6.00–6
Cerebellum1.00–5
Midbrain1.00–6
Pons3.00–6
Medulla00–3

  • Note.—WM indicates white matter. The maximum score for each region is 6.