Unified Multiple System Atrophy Rating Scale (UMSARS)
Measures disease progression in multiple system atrophy.
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The Unified Multiple System Atrophy Rating Scale (UMSARS) was developed to provide a surrogate measure of disease progression in multiple system atrophy.
Authors: Gregor K. Wenning, Francois Tison, Klaus Seppi, Cristina Sampaio, Anja Diem, Farid Yekhlef, Imad Ghorayeb, Fabienne Ory, Monique Galitzky, Tommaso Scaravilli, Maria Bozi, Carlo Colosimo, Sid Gilman, Clifford W. Shults, Niall P. Quinn, Olivier Rascol, Werner Poewe, and the Multiple System Atrophy Study Group
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- Acronym: UMSARS, Unified MSA Rating Scale
- Year Published: 2004
- Last Updated: Unchanged since publication
- Assessment Type: ClinRO
- Estimated Time to Complete: 30 to 45 minutes, depending on the degree of the patient’s disability
Eletronic builds: REDCap
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