Validating an Ataxia Functional Composite Scale in spinocerebellar ataxia

被引：9

作者：

Assadi, Mitra ^{[1
]}

Leone, Paola ^{[2
]}

Veloski, J. Jon ^{[3
]}

Schwartzman, Robert J. ^{[4
]}

Janson, Christopher G. ^{[2
]}

Campellone, Joseph V. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Cooper Univ Hosp, Robert Wood Johnson Med Sch, Dept Med, Div Neurol, Camden, NJ USA

[2] Cooper Univ Hosp, Robert Wood Johnson Med Sch, Dept Neurol & Mol Genet, Camden, NJ USA

[3] Thomas Jefferson Univ, Jefferson Med Coll, Ctr Res Med Educ & Hlth Care, Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA

[4] Drexel Univ Hosp, Dept Neurol, Philadelphia, PA USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES | 2008年 / 268卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

ataxia; SCA; clinical assessment;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jns.2007.11.016

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

The Ataxia Functional Composite Scale (AFCS) may provide a sensitive and reproducible assessment of treatment responses in studies of the spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA). We previously assessed the effects of buspirone in a cohort of patients with SCA via the International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS). At each assessment period, AFCS scores were also obtained. A strong correlation of AFCS with ICARS scores was demonstrated at all assessment periods. This study supports the validity of the AFCS as a useful assessment of ataxia in this population. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：136 / 139

页数：4

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