Disease Steps Clinical Classification

Preferred Label : Disease Steps Clinical Classification;

NCIt synonyms : DS;

NCIt related terms : DS01; DISEASE STEPS;

NCIt definition : A standardized rating scale developed by Hohol et al in 1995, which is a self-assessment scale of functional disability in multiple sclerosis patients primarily based on ambulation. The questionnaire contains 1 question which is scored ranging from 0 (normal) to 6 (confined to wheelchair). There is an additional score for 'U' (unclassifiable) for patients who do not fit into the 0 to 6 classification categories.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: Disease Steps (DS) (Hohol MJ, Orav EJ, Weiner HL. Disease steps in multiple sclerosis: a simple approach to evaluate disease progression. Neurology. 1995 Feb;45(2):251-5). CDISC believes this instrument to be in the public domain, but you should perform your own assessment.;

Details

Origin ID

C112519;

UMLS CUI

C3714751;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Diphtheria toxoid, standard dose [UNVA Valence]
- Diseases Category [MeSH Descriptor]
- Disorganization, mouse, homolog of [OMIM Phenotype]
- Dravet syndrome [ORDO Disease]
- dehydrodolichyl diphosphate synthase subunit [ORDO Gene]
- disease [MeSH Descriptor]
- disease [ORDO Disease]
- patients [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Intellectual Product [UMLS semantic type]
concept_is_in_subset
- CDISC Clinical Classification Category Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC Clinical Classification Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC QRS Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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