title: Movement disorder-childhood rating scale: reliability and validity.
abstract: A new scale for children and adolescents aged 4-18 years, called the Movement Disorder Childhood Rating Scale, was designed to: (1) describe clinical features of different types of movement disorders; (2) evaluate the intensity of movement disorders in different body regions at rest and during specific tasks; and (3) assess the influence of movement disorders on motor function and daily living activities. The scale is divided into 2 parts: Part I for general assessment, and Part II for movement-disorder severity. It includes a 20-minute standardized video protocol of all items. The scale was applied to 61 patients with different types of movement disorder, and was independently scored by 3 observers. Reliability, construct validity, and consistency indexes are reported. High interrater agreement on each item, and a high degree of internal consistency on several proposed items, were evident.
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental Neuroscience, Scientific Institute Stella Maris, Calambrone, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Battini
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sgandurra
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Petacchi
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guzzetta
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Pietro
authors.forename: Maria T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Giannini
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Leuzzi
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mercuri
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cioni
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000379:methods*; D015588:Observer Variation; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index