Elsevier

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volume 128, Issue 11, November 2017, Pages 2334-2346
Clinical Neurophysiology

Standardized computer-based organized reporting of EEG: SCORE – Second version

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Highlights

  • A revised terminology for SCORE has been developed by an IFCN taskforce.

  • It has been implemented in a software tested in clinical practice on 12,160 EEGs .

  • This paper summarizes the revised SCORE terminology and describes its use.

Abstract

Standardized terminology for computer-based assessment and reporting of EEG has been previously developed in Europe. The International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology established a taskforce in 2013 to develop this further, and to reach international consensus. This work resulted in the second, revised version of SCORE (Standardized Computer-based Organized Reporting of EEG), which is presented in this paper. The revised terminology was implemented in a software package (SCORE EEG), which was tested in clinical practice on 12,160 EEG recordings. Standardized terms implemented in SCORE are used to report the features of clinical relevance, extracted while assessing the EEGs. Selection of the terms is context sensitive: initial choices determine the subsequently presented sets of additional choices. This process automatically generates a report and feeds these features into a database. In the end, the diagnostic significance is scored, using a standardized list of terms. SCORE has specific modules for scoring seizures (including seizure semiology and ictal EEG patterns), neonatal recordings (including features specific for this age group), and for Critical Care EEG Terminology. SCORE is a useful clinical tool, with potential impact on clinical care, quality assurance, data-sharing, research and education.

Keywords

Clinical assessment
Database
EEG
Report
Standardized
Terminology

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