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Simpson Angus Rating Scale
| Name: | Simpson Angus Rating Scale |
| Description: | The SAS is a 10-item instrument used to evaluate the presence and severity of parkinsonian symptomatology. It is the most commonly used rating scale for Parkinsonism in clinical trials over the past 25 years. The ten items focus on rigidity rather than bradykinesia, and do not assess subjective rigidity or slowness. Items are rated for severity on a 0-4 scale, with definitions given for each anchor point. |
| Has role: | Movement control assessment |
| Abbreviation: | SAS |
| Super-category: | Rating scale |
| URL: | Simpson G.M., Angus, J.W.S.(1970). A rating scale for extrapyramidal side effects. Acta Psychiatry Scand (Suppl), 212, 11-19. |
| Id: | birnlex_3047 |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
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| Abbrev | SAS + |
| Created | 14 March 2008 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| DefiningCitation | Simpson G.M., Angus, J.W.S.(1970). A rating scale for extrapyramidal side effects. Acta Psychiatry Scand (Suppl), 212, 11-19. + |
| Definition | The SAS is a 10-item instrument used to ev … The SAS is a 10-item instrument used to evaluate the presence and severity of parkinsonian symptomatology. It is the most commonly used rating scale for Parkinsonism in clinical trials over the past 25 years. The ten items focus on rigidity rather than bradykinesia, and do not assess subjective rigidity or slowness. Items are rated for severity on a 0-4 scale, with definitions given for each anchor point. h definitions given for each anchor point. |
| Has role | Movement control assessment + |
| Id | birnlex_3047 + |
| Label | Simpson Angus Rating Scale + |
| ModifiedDate | 8 September 2009 + |
| SuperCategory | Rating scale + |
| Umlscui | C0450978 + |