MS - EDSS Flashcards
What does EDSS stand for
Expanded Disability Status Scale
What EDSS scores refer to patients who are fully ambulatory?
1 to 4.5
What scores indicate an impairment
5 to 9.5
0
no signs of the disease, normal neurological exam
1
you have no physical disability but you do have some neurological symptoms if you do a neurological exam
2
Min. Disability
3 edss
Mod. Disability
Fully Ambulatory
4
Relatively severe disability Fully Ambulatory w/o aid, up and about 12hrs/day
Able to walk without aid 500 meters
4.5
Relatively severe disability Fully Ambulatory w/o aid, much of the day
Able to walk without aid 300 meters
Able to work a full day
May require min assistance
5
Ambulatory w/o aid 200m
Disability impairs full day activities
5.5
ambulatory for 100m
Disability prevents full day activities
6
Intermittent or unilateral constant assistance (cane, crutch, or brace) required to walk 100 meters with or w/o resting
6.5
constant bilateral support required to walk 20 meters without resting
7
Unable to walk beyond 5m even with aid
Restricted to wheelchair, can wheel self
active in WC ~12hr/day Wheels self, Transfers alone
7.5
Unable to take more than a few steps Restricted to WC May need motorized chair for full day activities May need aid to transfer. Wheels self
8
Restricted to bed, chair or WC, but may be out of bed much of
Retains self-care functions, generally effective use of arms
8.5
Restricted to bed much of the day
Some effective use of arms, retains some self-care functions
9
Can communicate and eat
Helpless bed patient
9.5
Unable to communicate eat/swallow
Totally Helpless
10
Death
What stage has a normal neurological exam
0
What stage has minimal signs on an exam but no disability
1
What stage shows minimal disability
2
What stage shows moderate disability
3
What stage shows relatively severe disability
4
What stage does disability precludes full day activities
5
What stage states assistance required to walk
6
What stage is when one restricted to a WC
7
Which stage is when one is restricted to a bed or chair
8
Which stage would one be confined to bed
9
Which stage is death
10
