Global Dystonia Severity Rating Scale (GDS)
An instrument to assess dystonia severity.
The Global Dystonia Severity Rating Scale (GDS) serves as an instrument to assess dystonia severity. The GDS is a global scale applied to 10 body regions: eyes and upper face, lower face, jaw and tongue, larynx, neck, shoulder and proximal arm (left and right), distal arm and elbow (left and right), proximal leg and pelvis (left and right), distal leg and foot (left and right) and trunk.
Authors: Cynthia L. Comella, Sue Leurgans, Joanne Wuu, Glenn T. Stebbins, Teresa Chmura and Members of The Dystonia Study Group
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- Acronym: GDS
- Year Published: 2003
- Scale Last Updated: December 7, 2018
- Assessment Type: ClinRO
- Estimated Time to Complete: 15-20 minutes
- Available translations: None
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