Improving Detection of Change in Motor Functioning in Multiple Sclerosis Using Video-Assisted Composite Measures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assessing motor functioning is important to monitor the disease course of multiple sclerosis (MS). Video-assisted rating of classic neurologic tests and activities of daily living may improve the detection of changes in motor functioning. We investigated the value of using video-assisted composite measures for the detection of changes in mobility and upper extremity function (UEF).

Methods

Forty-three patients with MS were recorded performing motor function tests before and during treatment with fampridine. Patients were classified as improved or not improved on mobility composite (MOB-COM) and UEF composite (UEF-COM) measures based on neurologists' ratings of the tests. The proportional agreements between the composite measures and the conventional measures-the T

SUBMITTER: Lam KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9461716 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature