ABSTRACT
Own modification of stroke scale, which enables evaluation of impairment in hemiplegic patients is presented. The scale named "Repty" consists of 15 items, including bowel and bladder function, enables precise evaluation of neurological impairments. The comparison between "Repty" scale and Orgogozo scale was carried out. Interobserver agreement and correlation between both scales was calculated.
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Brain Ischemia/diagnosis , Brain/blood supply , Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Reproducibility of Results , Severity of Illness Index , Time FactorsABSTRACT
Own modification of the Functional Independence Measure, which enables evaluation of activities of daily living in hemiplegic stroke patients is presented. The index of function "Repty", shorter and simpler, consists of 15 items, and makes possible exact estimation of functional state. This is useful in evaluation of the effects of treatment, and rehabilitation, and state of disability as well. The advantage of the "Repty" index over Barthel index results from evaluation of verbal communication and more extended scoring system.
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Activities of Daily Living , Brain Ischemia/complications , Brain Ischemia/diagnosis , Brain/blood supply , Hemiplegia/etiology , Adult , Aged , Female , Hemiplegia/diagnosis , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Reproducibility of Results , Severity of Illness IndexABSTRACT
The use of "Repty" index for functional assessment of treatment results in 40 patients with paraplegia aged 13-65 (mean 37) is presented. The outcome has been compared with Barthel Index- the oldest scale assessing activities of daily living. High correlation of both scales sensitivity was found; in some functional parameters "Repty" index was more sensitive.
