Preferred Label : Kurtzke Functional Systems Scores Clinical Classification;
NCIt related terms : KFSS1; KFSS;
NCIt definition : A standardized rating scale developed by John F. Kurtzke in 1983 to measure the level
of functioning in people with multiple sclerosis based on a standard neurological
examination. The questionnaire contains 7 functional system; pyramidal functions,
cerebellar functions, brainstem functions, sensory function, bowel and bladder function,
visual function, and cerebral (or mental) functions. The functional system (FS) scores
collected from this questionnaire are used in conjunction with observations and information
regarding ambulation and the use of assistive devices to rate the EDSS.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Kurtzke Functional Systems Scores (FSS) (Kurtzke JF. Rating neurologic impairment
in multiple sclerosis: an expanded disability status scale (EDSS). Neurology. 1983
Nov;33(11):1444-52).;
Origin ID : C112522;
UMLS CUI : C3826987;
Semantic type(s)
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