Vignos Lower Extremity Rating Scale Clinical Classification

Preferred Label : Vignos Lower Extremity Rating Scale Clinical Classification;

NCIt synonyms : VLERS;

NCIt related terms : VLERS1;

NCIt definition : A standardized 10-item clinician rating scale for the assessment of lower extremity function in patients diagnosed with neuromuscular disease. The scale was developed by Vignos, et al. in 1963 to evaluate ability and methods used for elevation and ambulation in patients with childhood progressive muscular dystrophy.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: Vignos Lower Extremity Rating Scale (VLERS) (Vignos PJ, Spencer CE, Archibald KC. (1963) Management of progressive muscular dystrophy in childhood.JAMA 184:389-96. Brooke MG, Griggs RC, Mendell JR, Fenichel, GM, Shumate JB and Peggegrino RJ (1981). Clinical trial in duchenne dystrophy. I The Design of the Protocol. Muscle and Nerve: 4:186-197).;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL513507;

Details

Origin ID

C130305;

UMLS CUI

C4331502;

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- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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