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Dr. John F. Kurtzke

Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) / Functional Systems Score (FSS)

ambulation

pyramidal

cerebellar

brainstem

sensory

bowelAndBladder

visual_input

cerebral

other

Describes severity of disability in patients with MS.

EDSS/FSS for Multiple Sclerosis

The Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) and the Functional Systems Score (FSS) together describe severity of disability in patients with MS.

McDonald Criteria (2017 Revision)

Shortened Modified Fatigue Impact Scale

Modified Fatigue Impact Scale

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