Unified Dystonia Rating Scale (UDRS)
A detailed assessment of the severity of dystonia in individual body areas.
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The Unified Dystonia Rating Scale (UDRS) was designed to include a more detailed assessment of the severity of dystonia in individual body areas. Each of 14 body regions are rated for dystonia severity and duration. The proximal and distal limbs are given separate ratings. Ratings for each body region are totaled for an overall rating of dystonia severity. The UDRS was tested in a large sample of dystonia patients at multiple sites exhibiting the full spectrum of dystonia severity.
Authors: Cynthia L. Comella, Sue Leurgans, Joanne Wuu, Glenn T. Stebbins, Teresa Chmura, and the Dystonia Study Group
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- Acronym: UDRS
- Year Published: 2003
- Last Updated: No changes since publication
- Assessment Type: ClinRO
- Estimated Time to Complete: 5 minutes
- Available Translations: None
Eletronic builds: REDCap
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