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Table 2 Osame Motor Disability Score (OMDS) descriptions and number of HAM-net subjects (n = 382)

From: Nation-wide epidemiological study of Japanese patients with rare viral myelopathy using novel registration system (HAM-net)

OMDS

Description

Subjects

(Percentage)

0

No walking or running abnormalities

3

(0.8 %)

1

Normal gait but runs slowly

5

(1.3 %)

2

Abnormal gait (stumbling, stiffness)

13

(3.4 %)

3

Unable to run

11

(2.9 %)

4

Needs handrail to climb stairs

47

(12.0 %)

5

Needs a cane (unilateral support) to walk

130

(34.0 %)

6

Needs bilateral support to walk

65

(17.0 %)

7

Can walk 5-10 m with bilateral support

29

(7.4 %)

8

Can walk 1-5 m with bilateral support

25

(6.5 %)

9

Cannot walk, but able to crawl

19

(5.0 %)

10

Cannot crawl, but able to move using arms

19

(5.0 %)

11

Cannot move around, but able to turn over in bed

3

(0.8 %)

12

Cannot turn over in bed

3

(0.8 %)

13

Cannot even move toes

10

(2.6 %)

  1. Data are summarized using the number of subjects (percentage of total subjects). Scores listed are those at the time of the subject’s initial HAM-net interview