MS - EDSS

Question 1

What does EDSS stand for

Answer 1

Expanded Disability Status Scale

Question 2

What EDSS scores refer to patients who are fully ambulatory?

Answer 2

1 to 4.5

Question 3

What scores indicate an impairment

Answer 3

5 to 9.5

Question 4

0

Answer 4

no signs of the disease, normal neurological exam

Question 5

1

Answer 5

you have no physical disability but you do have some neurological symptoms if you do a neurological exam

Question 6

2

Answer 6

Min. Disability

Question 7

3 edss

Answer 7

Mod. Disability

Fully Ambulatory

Question 8

4

Answer 8

Relatively severe disability Fully Ambulatory w/o aid, up and about 12hrs/day
Able to walk without aid 500 meters

Question 9

4.5

Answer 9

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

Question 10

5

Answer 10

Ambulatory w/o aid 200m

Disability impairs full day activities

Question 11

5.5

Answer 11

ambulatory for 100m

Disability prevents full day activities

Question 12

6

Answer 12

Intermittent or unilateral constant assistance (cane, crutch, or brace) required to walk 100 meters with or w/o resting

Question 13

6.5

Answer 13

constant bilateral support required to walk 20 meters without resting

Question 14

7

Answer 14

Unable to walk beyond 5m even with aid
Restricted to wheelchair, can wheel self
active in WC ~12hr/day Wheels self, Transfers alone

Question 15

7.5

Answer 15

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

Question 16

8

Answer 16

Restricted to bed, chair or WC, but may be out of bed much of
Retains self-care functions, generally effective use of arms

Question 17

8.5

Answer 17

Restricted to bed much of the day

Some effective use of arms, retains some self-care functions

Question 18

9

Answer 18

Can communicate and eat

Helpless bed patient

Question 19

9.5

Answer 19

Unable to communicate eat/swallow

Totally Helpless

Question 20

10

Answer 20

Death

Question 21

What stage has a normal neurological exam

Answer 21

0

Question 22

What stage has minimal signs on an exam but no disability

Answer 22

1

Question 23

What stage shows minimal disability

Answer 23

2

Question 24

What stage shows moderate disability

Answer 24

3

Question 25

What stage shows relatively severe disability

Answer 25

4

Question 26

What stage does disability precludes full day activities

Answer 26

5

Question 27

What stage states assistance required to walk

Answer 27

6

Question 28

What stage is when one restricted to a WC

Answer 28

7

Question 29

Which stage is when one is restricted to a bed or chair

Answer 29

8

Question 30

Which stage would one be confined to bed

Answer 30

9

Question 31

Which stage is death

Answer 31

10