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Table 1 Modified disability scale

From: Treatment outcomes following continuous miglustat therapy in patients with Niemann-Pick disease Type C: a final report of the NPC Registry

Functional areas

Score

Ambulation

 Normal

0

 Autonomous ataxic gait

0.25

 Outdoor assisted ambulation

0.50

 Indoor assisted ambulation

0.75

 Wheelchair-bound

1

Manipulation

 Normal

0

 Slight dysmetria/dystonia

0.33

 Mild dysmetria/dystonia

0.67

 Severe dysmetria/dystonia

1

Language

 Normal

0

 Mild dysarthria

0.25

 Severe dysarthria

0.50

 Non-verbal communication

0.75

 Absence of communication

1

Swallowing

 Normal

0

 Occasional dysphagia

0.33

 Daily dysphagia

0.67

 Nasogastric tube or gastric button feeding

1