title: [Evaluation and multiple sclerosis].
abstract: We conducted a review of existing assessment tools that can be useful to physical medicine and rehabilitation professionals involved in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Most generic tools traditionally used in neurorehabilitation, such as gait tests, the functional independence measure, or the SF-36, can be applied to MS, but few have been tested on large patient samples. Disease-specific scales often seem more pertinent and sensitive to change, and their qualities and limitations are better known through clinical trials of disease-modifying therapies.
authors.affiliation: The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, United States. BETHOUF@ccf.org
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Béthoux
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011788:Quality of Life