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DESCRIPTION |
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No symptoms at all |
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No significant disability despite symptoms;
able to carry out all usual duties and activities |
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Slight disability; unable to carry out
all previous activities, but able to look after own affairs
without assistance |
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Moderate disability; requiring some help,
but able to walk without assistance |
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Moderately severe disability; unable to
walk without assistance and unable to attend to own bodily
needs without assistance |
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Severe disability; bedridden, incontinent and requiring
constant nursing care and attention |
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Dead |
TOTAL (0–6): ____
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over the age of 60.”
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1988 Dec;19(12):1497-1500.
Van Swieten JC, Koudstaal PJ, Visser MC, Schouten HJ, van
Gijn J. “Interobserver agreement for the assessment of handicap
in stroke patients.”
Stroke
1988;19(5):604-7.
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