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Validating an Ataxia Functional Composite Scale in spinocerebellar ataxia
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Validating an Ataxia Functional Composite Scale in spinocerebellar ataxia

Mitra Assadi, Paola Leone, J. Jon Veloski, Robert J. Schwartzman, Christopher G. Janson and Joseph V. Campellone
Journal of the neurological sciences, v 268(1), pp 136-139
2008
PMID: 18191149

Abstract

Ataxia Clinical assessment SCA
The Ataxia Functional Composite Scale (AFCS) may provide a sensitive and reproducible assessment of treatment responses in studies of the spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA). We previously assessed the effects of buspirone in a cohort of patients with SCA via the International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS). At each assessment period, AFCS scores were also obtained. A strong correlation of AFCS with ICARS scores was demonstrated at all assessment periods. This study supports the validity of the AFCS as a useful assessment of ataxia in this population.

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