Modified Rankin scale with expanded guidance scheme and interview questionnaire: interrater agreement and reproducibility of assessment.

Y, Shinohara; K, Minematsu; T, Amano; Y, Ohashi

doi:10.1159/000091226

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Modified Rankin scale with expanded guidance scheme and interview questionnaire: interrater agreement and reproducibility of assessment.

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Shinohara Y

Minematsu K

Amano T

Abstract

Background The modified Rankin scale (mRS) is commonly employed as a measure of functional outcome after stroke. The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability of the mRS using an expanded guidance scheme and a corresponding questionnaire on an unprecedentedly large scale.Methods Neuro...

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