rcvs2_guideline v.1
RCVS2 score distinguishes reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) from other large/medium-vessel intracranial arteriopathies.
To calculate the RCVS2 score and identify patients with RCVS from those with other intracranial arteriopathies.
Use in patients 18-55 years old. RCVS2 score variables and assigned points: Recurrent or single TCH (Present = 5, Absent = 0); Carotid artery (Affected = -2, Not affected = 0); Vasoconstrictive trigger (Present = 3, Absent = 0); Sex (Female = 1, Male = 0); Subarachnoid hemorrhage (Present = 1, Absent = 0). Interpretation: score >= 5 = Positive (for RCVS); score 3-4 = Equivocal, score <= 2 = Negative.
Not to be used for adults with cerebral arteriopathies already identified and outside the age range.
Rocha EA, Topcuoglu MA, Silva GS, Singhal AB. RCVS2 score and diagnostic approach for reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome. Neurology. 2019 Feb 12;92(7):e639-e647. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006917. Epub 2019 Jan 11. PMID: 30635475.
OBSERVATION.rcvs2.v0, EVALUATION.rcvs2_score_assessment.v0, OBSERVATION.basic_demographic.v1
