| Literature DB >> 18191149 |
Mitra Assadi1, Paola Leone, J Jon Veloski, Robert J Schwartzman, Christopher G Janson, Joseph V Campellone.
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The Ataxia Functional Composite Scale (AFCS) may provide a sensitive and reproducible assessment of treatment responses in studies of the spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA). We previously assessed the effects of buspirone in a cohort of patients with SCA via the International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS). At each assessment period, AFCS scores were also obtained. A strong correlation of AFCS with ICARS scores was demonstrated at all assessment periods. This study supports the validity of the AFCS as a useful assessment of ataxia in this population.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID： 18191149 DOI： 10.1016/j.jns.2007.11.016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol Sci ISSN： 0022-510X Impact factor: 3.181