Movement Disorder Society Task Force report on the Hoehn and Yahr staging scale: Status and recommendations The Movement Disorder Society Task Force on rating scales for Parkinson's disease

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The Movement Disorder Society Task Force for Rating Scales for Parkinson's disease (PD) prepared a critique of the Hoehn and Yahr scale, which recommends that it be used in its original form for demographic presentation of patient groups and in research settings, the HY scale is useful primarily for defining inclusion/exclusion criteria.

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2004-09-01
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Psychology, Rating scale, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Scale (ratio), Movement disorders

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