The assessment of the patients disability degree using the EDSS scale in various forms of multiple sclerosis
| Main Authors: | Kucharczuk, Magda, Juraszek, Karolina, Krajewski, Stanisław, Surman Wika, Marta, Tkaczyński, Karol |
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- Kucharczuk Magda, Juraszek Karolina, Krajewski Stanisław, Surman Wika Marta, Tkaczyński Karol. The assessment of the patients disability degree using the EDSS scale in various forms of multiple sclerosis. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2018;8(3):278-292. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1194654 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/5354 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part b item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eissn 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2018; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license (Http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 05.02.2018. Revised: 10.02.2018. Accepted: 09.03.2018. The assessment of the patients disability degree using the EDSS scale in various forms of multiple sclerosis Magda Kucharczuk1,2,3, Karolina Juraszek1,4 , Stanisław Krajewski3, Marta Surman Wika2, Karol Tkaczyński5 1 Department of Physiotherapy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland 2 Surgery Unit, 10th Military Research Hospital and Polyclinic, Bydgoszcz, Poland 3 Neurosurgery Unit 10th Military Research Hospital and Polyclinic, Bydgoszcz, Poland 4 Eskulap Hospital in Osielsko, Rehabilitation Center, Poland 5 Department of Surgical Oncology, Oncology Centre, Bydgoszcz, Poland Address for correspondence: Mgr Magda Kucharczuk e-mail: magdakucharczuk1@wp.pl Abstract Purpose. The aim of the study is to assess the patients disability degree using the Extended Scale of Disability in various forms of multiple sclerosis. Material and Methods. The study was conducted on a group of 40 people suffering from multiple sclerosis, diagnosed and treated in the Neurology Clinic of the 10th Military Clinical Hospital in Bydgoszcz. In order to assess the patients disability degree, the Extended Disability Management Scale was used. The other information needed for statistical analysis was obtained from the clinical observation chart established for each patient. Results. The disability degree of patients with multiple sclerosis is determined by many variables. The Expanded Disability Rating Scale is a good tool to assess the degree of disability of patients with multiple sclerosis. Conclusion. 1. In the group of people with relapsing remitting MS, the average value of the degree of disability in the Expanded Disability Scale was the smallest. 2. The childbirth during the course of multiple sclerosis causes exacerbation of clinical symptoms immediately after the childbirth. 3. Optic neuritis as the initial symptom of multiple sclerosis predisposes to a milder course of the disease. 4. Symptoms of the first relapse of multiple sclerosis that support faster progression of disability are: lower limb paresis, sphincter dysfunction and balance disorders. 5. Multifocal symptomatology of the first relapse of multiple sclerosis speaks for faster progression of disability in relation to patients with the first relapse characterized only by one symptom. Key words: Multiple Sclerosis, EDSS Scale