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Table 8 Comparison of MSRS-R and MSRS-R items by known PDDS groups

From: The multiple sclerosis rating scale, revised (MSRS-R): Development, refinement, and psychometric validation using an online community

Mean (S.D)

n of cases

Total MSRS-R (0–32)

Walking (0–4)

Arms & Hands (0–4)

Vision (0–4)

Speaking (0–4)

Swallowing (0–4)

Bowel & Bladder (0–4)

Thinking, Memory, Cognition (0–4)

Numbness, Tingling, Burning Sensation or Pain (0–4)

PDDS group

          

0 - normal

189

4.9

0.7

0.5

0.6

0.3

0.2

0.7

1.0

1.1

(3.5)

(0.7)

(0.7)

(0.8)

(0.5)

(0.5)

(0.8)

(0.8)

(0.8)

1 - mild disability

107

8.8

1.4

0.9

0.9

0.7

0.5

1.2

1.5

1.6

(4.5)

(7.5)

(0.8)

(0.9)

(0.8)

(0.8)

(1.0)

(1.0)

(1.0)

2 - moderate

99

11.8

1.8

1.4

1.5

1.0

0.6

1.4

2.0

2.0

(4.2)

(0.8)

(0.8)

(1.1)

(0.9)

(0.8)

(1.0)

(1.0)

(1.0)

3 - gait disability

143

12.3

2.4

1.6

1.3

0.9

0.8

1.5

1.8

2.1

(4.8)

(0.6)

(1.0)

(1.0)

(0.9)

(0.8)

(1.0)

(1.1)

(1.0)

4 - early cane

143

14.1

2.9

1.6

1.4

1.0

0.9

2.0

1.9

2.4

(5.7)

(0.5)

(1.0)

(1.1)

(1.0)

(0.9)

(1.1)

(1.1)

(1.1)

5 - late cane

90

15.9

3.3

2.0

1.7

1.2

1.1

2.0

2.0

2.6

(5.3)

(0.5)

(0.9)

(1.3)

(1.0)

(1.0)

(1.0)

(1.2)

(1.1)

6 - bilateral support

31

15.5

3.5

1.9

1.4

1.0

0.9

2.7

1.8

2.4

(5.4)

(0.5)

(1.1)

(1.1)

(1.0)

(1.1)

(1.0)

(1.0)

(1.2)

7- wheelchair or scooter

14

13.4

3.9

1.4

1.0

0.9

0.9

2.3

1.2

2.1

(5.5)

(0.4)

(1.3)

(0.3)

(1.1)

(1.0)

(1.2)

(1.2)

(1.7)

8 - bedridden

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a