NCS Advantage Outcome Measures Exam Questions and Answers

NCS Advantage Outcome Measures
Exam Questions and Answers
5 time sit to stand ICF domain - ANSWER-Activity limitation

9 hole peg test ICF domain - ANSWER-Body structure/function; activity limitation
(measures finger dexterity)

10 meter walk ICF domain - ANSWER-Activity limitation

10 meter walk household ambulator - ANSWER-< 0.4 m/s

10 meter walk limited community ambulator - ANSWER-0.4-0.8 m/s

10 meter walk community ambulator - ANSWER->0.8 m/s

12 item MS walking scale ICF domain - ANSWER-activity limitation

12 item MS walking scale score range - ANSWER-12-60 points (20-100%) with
higher number indicating greater disability

Score 0 on Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - ANSWER-Normal
neurological exam. Grade 0 on all functional systems with a cerebral grade of one
acceptable

Score 1 on Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - ANSWER-No
disability. Grade one in one functional system

Score 1.5 on Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - ANSWER-No
disability. Grade 1 in more than one functional system

Score 2 on Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - ANSWER-Minimal
disability. One grade 2 and others zero or one grade

Score 2.5 on Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - ANSWER-Minimal
disability. Two grade twos and all other functional systems zeros or ones

Score 3 on Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - ANSWER-Moderate
disability. One grade 3 and all other functional systems zero or one, or 3-4 grade
twos

Score 3.5 on Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - ANSWER-Fully
ambulatory. Two grade threes or five grade twos

, Score 4 on Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - ANSWER-Fully
ambulatory without aid and up and about for 12 hours a day. One grade 4 or
combinations of lesser grades. Able to walk without aid or rest some 500 m

Score 4.5 on Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - ANSWER-Fully
ambulatory without aid able to walk without rest about 300 m. May otherwise have
some limitation of fall activity or require minimal assistance.

Score 5 on Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - ANSWER-
Ambulatory without aid or rest for about 200 m. Disability severe enough to impair
full daily activities

Score 5.5 on Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - ANSWER-
Ambulatory without aid or rest for about 100 m. Disability severe enough to impair
full daily activities

Score 6 on Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - ANSWER-
Intermittent or consistent use of cane, crutch, or brace required to walk about 100 m
with or without resting

Score 6.5 on Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - ANSWER-Constant
bilateral assist required to walk about 20 m

Score 7 on Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - ANSWER-Unable to
walk more than 5 m with aid. Restricted to wheelchair. Will self in standard
wheelchair and transfers alone. Up and about in wheelchair about 12 hours a day

Score 7.5 on Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - ANSWER-Unable
to take more than a few steps and restricted to wheelchair. May need aid in
transfers. May require motorized wheelchair

Score 8 on Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - ANSWER-Restricted
to the bed or chair but maybe out of bed much of the day. Retains mini self-care
functions. Generally has effective use of arms

Score 8.5 on Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - ANSWER-
Restricted to the bed much of the day. Has some effective use of arms. Retain some
self-care functions

Score 9 on Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - ANSWER-Helpless
bed patient. Can communicate and eat

Score 9.5 on Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - ANSWER-Totally
helpless bed patient. Unable to communicate affectively eat/swallow

Score 10 on Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - ANSWER-Death
due to MS

Glasgow coma scale range - ANSWER-3-15