title: Clinical rating scales.
abstract: In Parkinson's disease (PD), rating scales are used to assess the degree of disease-related disability and to titrate long-term treatment to each phase of the disease. Recognition of non-motor symptoms required modification of existing widely used scales to integrate non-motor elements. In addition, new scales have been developed for the assessment of non-motor symptoms. In this article, assessment of PD patients will be discussed, particularly for non-motor symptoms such as pain and fatigue.
authors.affiliation: University of Zagreb, School of Medicine and University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Department of Neurology, Zagreb, Croatia. mrelja@mef.hr
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Relja
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards; D014894:Weights and Measures / Q000592:standards*