Following are the Rating Scales mentioned below for diagnosis of PD:
Clinicians uses clinical rating scales to characterize the movement and non-movement symptoms of PD,how severe they are, and their impact on a person’s daily activities.
Clinical scales also help doctors track the progression of PD and are used in clinical trials.
In addition to the Hoehn and Yahr Scale described above, examples of widely used clinical scales for PD include:
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1.Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS):
A commonly used and validated tool originally developed in the 1980s by a Parkinson’s Foundation researcher.
It contain four parts:
a.Mentation, behavior and mood.
b.Activities of daily living
c.Motor examination
d.Complications of therapy
2.Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS):
A revision and expansion of the UPDRS,published in 2008.
It is a more comprehensive scale developed to evaluate the various aspects of PD.
The four components included in this scale are:
a.Non-movement aspects of experiences of daily living.
b.Movement aspects of experiences of daily living.
c.Movement examination.
d.Movement complications.
3.Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale (UDysRS):
Used to evaluate abnormal involuntary movements (dyskinesia) that occur with advancing PD.
4.Schwab and England Activities of Daily Living Scale:
It uses percentages to assess a person’s level of functional independence to complete daily chores.
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