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EDSS steps 1.0 to 4.5 refer to people with MS who are fully ambulatory. EDSS steps 5.0 to 9.5 are defined by the impairment to ambulation. The clinical meaning of each possible result is the following: 0.0: Normal Neurological Exam; 1.0: No disability, minimal signs in 1 FS; 1.5: No disability, minimal signs in more than 1 FS; 2.0: Minimal ...
An individual's impairment rating is based on the direct restrictive impact of an impairment, whereas disability includes the indirect consequences one's impairment. [3] despite these differences impairment rating is commonly used by government organizations as a measure of disability, or to determine compensation owed due to an accident or ...
The Disability Rating Scale (DRS) is primarily used to assess impairment, disability, and handicap of an individual. An impairment rating is based on the Glasgow Outcome Scale, such as "Eye Opening," "Communication Ability," and "Motor Response." Disability assesses the cognitive ability of the individual.
The following diagnostic systems and rating scales are used in psychiatry and clinical psychology.This list is by no means exhaustive or complete. For instance, in the category of depression, there are over two dozen depression rating scales that have been developed in the past eighty years.
In 2007, the Movement Disorder Society (MDS) published a revision of the UPDRS, known as the MDS-UPDRS. [5] The revision became desirable after an MDS-sponsored Task Force on Rating Scales for Parkinson's Disease highlighted the limitations of the original UPDRS. [6]
The American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA), formed in 1973, [2] publishes the International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI), [3] which is a neurological exam widely used to document sensory and motor impairments following spinal cord injury (SCI). [4]
Feature of speech Absence of feature Difficulty [clarification needed] Problem [clarification needed]; Phonation: Anarthria: Dysarthria, dysglossia: Comprehension: Agnosia, asemia, asymbolia
Para-athletics classification is a system to determine which athletes with disabilities may compete against each other in para-athletics events. Classification is intended to group together athletes with similar levels of physical ability to allow fair competition.