Evaluate the inter-rater reliability and clinical utility of the BASED score in diagnosing infantile epileptic spasms.
Compared BASED score reliability to traditional hypsarrhythmia scoring
Assessed clinical correlation with patient outcomes
BASED score showed very high inter-rater reliability
Outperformed traditional hypsarrhythmia scoring
Closely aligned with the clinical course of patients
Abstract
The BASED score demonstrated very high interrater reliability, exceeding that of traditional hypsarrhythmia scoring. It also corresponded closely with the clinical course, supporting its validity.