Bern score for intracranial hypotension
Major criteria
Minor criteria
Elongation is indicated by abnormal laterality or height, ectasia is indicated by abnormal diameter, and doliechoectasia is indicated by the presence of both elongation and ectasia.
References
- Assessing Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks in Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension With a Scoring System Based on Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings. JAMA Neurol. 2019;76(5):580 doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.4921
- Relationship of Bern Score, Spinal Elastance, and Opening Pressure in Patients With Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension. Neurology. 2023;100(22):e2237-46 doi: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207267
- Validity of the Bern Score as a Surrogate Marker of Clinical Severity in Patients with Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2023;44(9):1096-100 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.a7962