Neurológia pre prax 5/2017

Scales and questionnaires used in myasthenia gravis

Although a routine scoring of patients is not very popular, it can not be overlooked because it provides us a natural course of the disease, efficacy of treatment and comparison of patients. There are specific attributes of myasthenia outcome measures due to a fluctuating nature of myasthenia. The aim of this article is a review of commonly used myasthenia scales with an emphasis on practical implementation.

Keywords: scale, score, questionnaire, mysthenia gravis, measurement, MG Composite, QMG, MG-QOL15, MG-ADL