Can we trust self-reported walking distance when determining EDSS scores in patients with multiple sclerosis? The Danish MS hospitals rehabilitation study.

Anders Guldhammer SkjerbækFinn BoesenThor PetersenPeter Vestergaard RasmussenEgon StenagerMichael NørgaardPeter FeysMarie Louise Kjeldgaard-JørgensenLars Grøndahl HvidUlrik Dalgas

Published in: Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) (2018)

In MS patients with EDSS 4.0-7.5, 53% misclassified their walking distance yielding incorrect EDSS scores in 24%. Therefore, correct EDSS determination must be based on measurement of actual walking distance.

Keyphrases

mass spectrometry
lower limb
multiple sclerosis
ms ms
healthcare
social media
liquid chromatography
simultaneous determination