《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2007, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (02): 114-116.

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Study of Validity of Motor Status Scale

BI Sheng, JI Shu-rong, GU Yue, et al   

  1. The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100853, China
  • Received:2006-06-21 Published:2007-02-01 Online:2007-02-01

Abstract: ObjectiveTo study the validity of Motor Status Score (MSS) and Fugl-Meyer Assessment Scale (FMA).MethodsThe validity of MSS and FMA was studied in 22 patients with brain injury and stroke.ResultsIt showed a strong positive correlation between MSS and FMA, and the correlation coefficient was 0.961 ( P<0.01).ConclusionMSS has a highly valid to the motor function of upper limbs after brain injury and can be used as a index for evaluation of rehabilitation of upper limbs.

Key words: brain injury, motor status scale, validity