How impaired is my patient by their stroke symptoms?

Combine global disability scales (mRS, mRS-9Q) with activities of daily living measures (Barthel, Katz) to assess functional impairment and recovery after stroke.

Diagnosis

Modified Rankin Scale for Neurologic Disability

Widely-accepted functional disability stage

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Staging stroke disability or recovery with clinical gestalt

Prognosis

Modified Rankin Score-9Q (mRS-9Q)

Patient-reported functional disability

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Staging stroke disability or recovery with patient-facing questionnaire

Prognosis

Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living (ADL)

Granular ADL function assessment

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Assessing independence with daily activities after stroke

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Prognosis

Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living (ADL)

Baseline ADL independence measure

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Establishing baseline functional status before or after stroke