title: Translation and validation into Brazilian version of the Scale of the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA).
abstract: The hereditary ataxias comprise a very large spectrum of genetically determined neurodegenerative disorders with progressive ataxia as the prominent symptom. In order to measure the severity of cerebellar ataxia in an easier and more practical way, it was proposed a new scale: the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA). The objective of this study was to translate and validate SARA into Brazilian Portuguese.
  
  
  METHODS
  The SARA was translated into Brazilian Portuguese, analyzed, back translated to English, and compared to the original version. It was applied to 30 patients. In addition to SARA, we applied the International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS) in all subjects.
  
  
  RESULTS
  SARA scale was translated into Brazilian version with adequate internal consistence, but a significant correlation between ICARS and SARA was not found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SARA was translated and validated into Brazilian Portuguese language, showing good reliability and validity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. pbraganeto@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Braga-Neto
authors.forename: Clecio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Godeiro-Junior
authors.forename: Lívia Almeida
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Dutra
authors.forename: José Luiz
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pedroso
authors.forename: Orlando Graziani Povoas
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Barsottini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000145:classification*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating