Table 1 Hughes scale [6]
From: Role of MRI evaluation in acute secondary inability to walk in children
Grade | Hughes scale |
|---|---|
0 | Normal neurological status |
1 | Able to run but with minor signs or symptoms of neuropathy |
2 | Able to walk 5 m across an open space without assistance, but incapable of manual work |
3 | Able to walk 5 m across an open space with assistance and incapable of manual work |
4 | Bed- or chair-bound (unable to walk 5 m with a walker or support) |
5 | Requires assisted ventilation (for at least part of the day) |
6 | Death |