Clinical Scales for Multiple Sclerosis | 1997, Volume 3 - Issue 3-4

Kadriye ARMUTLU¹, Rana KARABUDAK²

¹Hacettepe Üniversitesi Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Yüksekokulu, Ankara
²Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Ankara

Keywords: Multiple Sclerosis, Clinical scales, Disability, Extended Disability Status Scale, Magnetic resonance imaging.

Abstract

Many neurological rating scales have been suggested to assess the impact of multiplesclerosis on patients, but none has been universally accepted. Although recently developed imaging acquisition methods may demonstrate abnormalities which are more closely correlated with disability, the demonstration of recovery from disability using clinical scales will remain the final arbiter of success in clinical trials. It has been set up quidelines for an improved.