Development and validation of the Myasthenia Gravis TeleScore (MGTS).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of our study was to validate the Myasthenia Gravis TeleScore (MGTS), a scale for the evaluation of MG patients in telemedicine.

Introduction

COVID-19 pandemic has boosted telemedicine in clinical practice. It could be crucial in the care of neurological patients with chronic disease. However, there is a lack of validated disease-specific tools to evaluate MG patients in telemedicine.

Methods

The MGTS included ten items divided in four districts: ocular, generalized muscular strength, bulbar, and respiratory. Patients were assessed with two different scales: the MGTS and the INCB-MG chosen as a reference from which MGTS was partially derived. Visit in presence with INCB-MG and televisit with MGTS were performed consecutively. Televisit was conducted b

SUBMITTER: Pasqualin F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8883006 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature