| Characteristic | Points | RoPE score |
| No history of hypertension | 1 | |
| No history of diabetes | 1 | |
| No history of stroke or TIA | 1 | |
| Nonsmoker | 1 | |
| Cortical infarct on imaging | 1 | |
| Age, years | ||
| 18 to 29 | 5 | |
| 30 to 39 | 4 | |
| 40 to 49 | 3 | |
| 50 to 59 | 2 | |
| 60 to 69 | 1 | |
| ≥70 | 0 | |
| Total score (sum of individual points) | ||
| Maximum score (a patient <30 years with no hypertension, no diabetes, no history of stroke or TIA, nonsmoker, and cortical infarct) | 10 | |
| Minimum score (a patient ≥70 years with hypertension, diabetes, prior stroke, current smoker, and no cortical infarct) | 0 | |
