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- Title
Brief Ataxia Rating Scale: A Reliable Tool to Rate Ataxia in a Short Timeframe.
- Authors
Camargos, Sarah; Cardoso, Francisco; Maciel, Ricardo; Huebra, Lucio; Silva, Thiago Roberto; Campos, Vilson Geraldo; Alencar, Rodrigo
- Abstract
The article presents the study which translates the Modified International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (MICARS) and Brief Ataxia Rating Scale (BARS) from English to Brazilian Portuguese and to validate them by correlating with Scale for Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) in patients with cerebellar ataxia. Details on the methods of the study involving consensus translation and back translation are offered. Results on the correlation of MICARS and BARS with SARA are also given.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; CEREBELLAR ataxia; TRANSLATING of English language; PORTUGUESE language; RATING; MOVEMENT disorders; PATIENTS
- Publication
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, 2016, Vol 3, Issue 6, p621
- ISSN
2330-1619
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/mdc3.12364