NDD - Assessments

Question 1

PAS

Answer 1

Modified Parkinson Activity Scale.
Affect Parkinson’s has on ADLs. Chair transfer, gait akinesia, bed mobility - Functionality.

Question 2

PDQ-39 (8)

Answer 2

Parkinson’s disease questionnaire.
Patient reported.
Mobility, ADLs, emotional well being, stigma, social support, cognition, communication, bodily discomfort.

Question 3

EDSS

Answer 3

MS - Expanded disability status scale.
Aims to quantify disability in MS and monitoring changes in level of disability. Doesn’t take remission into account.

Question 4

MSWS-12

Answer 4

12 item MS walking scale.
Self-reported. Impact of MS on walking abilities. Not assessing their gate.

Question 5

Gait and Balance Assessments (7)

Answer 5

ABC
DGI
TIS
BBS
TUG
6MWT
Observational gait analysis

Question 6

UL Assessments (3)

Answer 6

NHPT
PPT
BBT

Question 7

SARA

Answer 7

Scale for assessment and rating of ataxia.
MS (vermis cerebelli affected), stroke (cerebellum affected).
Gait, stance, sitting (sway).
Speech disturbance.
Dysmetria, tremor, dysdiadochokinesia.