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Table 2 Visual rating scales (n = 94)

From: Medial temporal lobe atrophy is underreported and may have important clinical correlates in medical inpatients

White matter changes (WMC)

Original report

Review

0 points

9

17

1 points

25

19

2 points

14

31

3 points

11

27

WMC not commented

35 (37 %)

-

Global cortical atrophy (GCA)

  

0 points

8

15

1 points

22

44

2 points

4

30

3 points

0

5

GCA not commented

60 (64 %)

-

Medial temporal lobe atrophy (MTA)

  

0 points

4

14

1 points

4

26

2 points

0

25

3 points

0

22

4 points

NA

7

MTA not commented

86 (91 %)

-

  1. Table 2. Frequency of the radiological findings as described in the original report and on review. The original reports were rated 0 (finding negated), 1 (mild), 2 (moderate), 3 (severe). For the review scores, the Fazekas, Pasquier and Scheltens scales were used for WMC, GCA and MTA respectively.
  2. NA: not applicable since the original reports were rated from 0 to 3