Rating Scales for Motor Symptoms and Signs in Huntington's Disease: Critique and Recommendations.

ABSTRACT: Motor symptoms are a major feature of Huntington's disease (HD). The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS) commissioned the assessment of the clinimetric properties of motor rating scales in HD to make recommendations regarding their use, following previously established standardized criteria. After a systematic literature search, a total of 6 rating scales assessing motor symptoms and signs in HD were included for review. Performance testing (reviewed elsewhere) and quantitative motor rating methods were excluded. Only the Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale-Total Motor Score (UHDRS-TMS) was classified as "recommended" for assessing the severity of motor signs in HD. The following scales were classified as "suggested": Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale, the U

SUBMITTER: Mestre TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6174417 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature