A Proper Application of Expanded Disability Status Scale
Ju Hyun Kim, MD, Min Su Park, MD
Department of Neurology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
The Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) has been used most world-widely in multiple sclerosis
clinical trials and out-patient for follow-up status. This scale depend on the standard full neurologic
examination, therefore the scale has poor intra and inter-rater reliability if the examiners are not
skillful. It is important that understand the precise definition and apply correct neurologic examination
to the patients. We described how to properly approach to the EDSS in detail.
Journal of Multiple Sclerosis 4(2):44-51, 2013
keyword : Multiple sclerosis, Disability, Scale, Expanded disability status scale