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Multiple Sclerosis
It is important to remember that MS is only one part of a person and not the person.
MS does not represent them, it is not their identity, they are as normal as the next person.
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Minimal Record of Disability (MRD)
A standardised method for quantifying the clinical status of a person with MS.
MRD is made up of five parts:
- Demographic information.
- The Neurological Functional Systems -
which assign scores to clinical findings for each of the various neurologic systems in the brain and spinal cord (pyramidal, cerebellar, brainstem, sensory, visual, mental, bowel and bladder). [1] - The Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) -
gives a single composite score for the person’s disease. [1] - The Incapacity Status Scale -
an inventory of functional disabilities relating to activities of daily living. [1] - The Environmental Status Scale provides an assessment of social handicap resulting from chronic illness.
The MRD has two main functions:
- To assist doctors and other professionals in planning and coordinating the care of persons with MS.
- To provide a standardised means of recording repeated clinical evaluations of individuals for research purposes.
1. Developed by John Kurtzke. (Professor Emeritus of Neurology, Georgetown University, and Consultant in Neurology and Neuroepidemiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC).