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International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society

Cortical Basal ganglia Functional Scale (CBFS)

Evaluate experiences in daily living, behavioral, language, and cognitive impairments in patients with 4 repeat tauopathies.

The CBFS is a novel rating scale that evaluates experiences in daily living (“EDL”), behavioral, language, and cognitive impairments in patients with 4 repeat tauopathies (4RTs). The CBFS consists of 14 questions on Motor EDL’s and 17 questions on Non-Motor EDL’s, each of which are rated on a Likert 5 point scale rating function from 0 to 4, where 0 = Normal or No problems and 4 = Severe problems. The questions are for the patient, but should be answered by both the patient and their caregiver together.

Authors: Anthony Lang, Glenn T. Stebbins, Adam Boxer

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  • Acronym: CBFS
  • Year Published: 2020
  • Scale Last Updated: May 24, 2021
  • Assessment Type: Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) and Caregiver Reported Outcome
  • Estimated Time to Administer the Scale: 25 minutes
  • No translations available

  Eletronic builds: REDCap

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