modified Rankin Scale
Neurology
Also known as: modifizierte Rankin-Skala (mRS) · Modifiye Rankin Skalası (mRS) · Modified Rankin Scale (mRS)
What it is for
Modified Rankin Scale (mRS): global disability or dependence in daily life after stroke or other neurological illness, graded 0 (no symptoms) to 6 (death).
Classification
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | no symptoms at all. |
| 1 | symptoms but no significant disability; can carry out all usual duties and activities. |
| 2 | slight disability; cannot do all previous activities but looks after own affairs without help. |
| 3 | moderate disability; needs some help but walks without help from another person (walking aids do not count as help). |
| 4 | moderately severe disability; cannot walk or attend to own bodily needs without help. |
| 5 | severe disability; bedridden, incontinent, needs constant nursing care and attention. |
| 6 | dead. |
Source
Interobserver agreement for the assessment of handicap in stroke patients
Stroke 1988;19:604–607 (van Swieten JC et al.)
PMID: 3363593
- Edition
- Modified Rankin Scale 0-6 (Rankin 1957; modified form as used by van Swieten et al. 1988)
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