Table 1 Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) [10]
From: Ocular motor impairment in early-stage multiple sclerosis: a video-oculography assessment
Score | Description |
|---|---|
0 | Normal neurological exam, no disability in any FS |
1.0 | No disability, minimal signs in one FS |
1.5 | No disability, minimal signs in more than one FS |
2.0 | Minimal disability in one FS |
2.5 | Mild disability in one FS or minimal disability in two FS |
3.0 | Moderate disability in one FS or mild disability in three or four FS. No impairment to walking |
3.5 | Moderate disability in one FS and more than minimal disability in several others. No impairment to walking |
4.0 | Significant disability but self-sufficient and up and about some 12 h a day. Able to walk without aid or rest for 500 m |
4.5 | Significant disability but up and about much of the day, able to work a full day, may otherwise have some limitation of full activity or require minimal assistance. Able to walk without aid or rest for 300 m |
5.0 | Disability severe enough to impair full daily activities and ability to work a full day without special provisions. Able to walk without aid or rest for 200 m |
5.5 | Disability severe enough to prelude full daily activities. Able to walk without aid or rest for 100 m |
6.0 | Requires a walking aid — cane, crutch, etc. — to walk about 100 m without resting |
6.5 | Requires two walking aids — pair of canes, crutches, etc. — to walk about 20m without resting |
7.0 | Unable to walk beyond approximately 5 m even with aid. Essentially restricted to wheelchair, though wheels self in standard wheelchair and transfers alone. Up and about in wheelchair some 12 h a day |
7.5 | Unable to take more than a few steps. Restricted to wheelchair and may need aid in transferring. Can wheel self but cannot carry on in standard wheelchair for a full day and may require a motorized wheelchair |
8.0 | Essentially restricted to bed or chair or pushed in wheelchair. May be out of bed itself much of the day. Retains many self-care functions. Generally, has effective use of arms |
8.5 | Essentially restricted to bed much of day. Has some effective use of arms retains some self-care functions |
9.0 | Confined to bed. Can still communicate and eat |
9.5 | Confined to bed and totally dependent. Unable to communicate effectively or eat/swallow |
10.0 | Death due to MS |