Assessment of Ataxia Rating Scales and Cerebellar Functional Tests: Critique and Recommendations.

Santiago Perez LloretBart van de WarrenburgMarcelo Merello Carmen Rodriguez BlazquezTheresa ZesiewiczJonas A M SauteAlexandra DurrMasatoyo NishizawaPablo Martínez-MartínGlenn T StebbinsAnette-Eleonore SchragMatej Skorvaneknull null

Published in: Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society (2020)

We identified some "recommended" scales and functional tests for the assessment of patients with major hereditary ataxias and other cerebellar disorders. The main limitations of these instruments include the limited assessment of patients in the more severe end of the spectrum and children. Further research in these populations is warranted. © 2020 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
early onset
chronic kidney disease
young adults
patient reported outcomes
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis