Table 1 EDSS score [9]
Score | Description |
|---|---|
0 | Normal neurological exam without disability in any FS |
1.0 | No disability with minimal signs in one FS |
1.5 | No disability with 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 without any impairment to walking |
3.5 | Moderate disability in one FS and more than minimal disability in several others, without any impairment to walking |
4.0 | Significant disability but self-sufficient. Able to walk without aid or rest for 500 m |
4.5 | Significant disability with 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. Able to walk without aid or rest for 200 m |
5.5 | Disability severe enough to prevent 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 with or without resting |
6.5 | Requires two walking aids – pair of canes, crutches, etc. – to walk about 20 m 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 |
7.5 | 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 | Restricted to bed or chair or pushed in wheelchair. 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 and 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 |