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The Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) is a method of quantifying disability in multiple sclerosis. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The scale has been developed by John F. Kurtzke . [ 1 ] The EDSS is based on a neurological examination by a clinician.
In particular, Dr Kurtzke is widely known for his Expanded Disability Status Scale or EDSS (a method of quantifying disability in multiple sclerosis) [2] and for his pioneering work in the field of neuroepidemiology, a branch of epidemiology he helped to establish in 1967 with Dr. Len Kurland and Dr. Milton Alter. [3]
The main clinical measure in progression of the disability and severity of the symptoms is the Expanded Disability Status Scale or EDSS. [ 1 ] The initial attacks are often transient, mild (or asymptomatic), and self-limited.
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Reaching Expanded Disability Status Scale of 6.0 or higher, which is equivalent of needing unilateral support to ambulate [4] (or worse) is generally considered this significant disability level. [ 5 ]
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The main measure of disability and severity is the expanded disability status scale (EDSS), with other measures such as the multiple sclerosis functional composite being increasingly used in research.