Modified Rankin Scale (mRS, stroke outcome)

Modified Rankin Scale (van Swieten 1988): the 0-6 global disability grade after stroke; 0-2 marks functional independence, 6 is death.

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Example

Modified Rankin grade
2

Result: Modified Rankin grade 2: slight disability — good outcome (0–2).

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What the result means

Grade 0–6
0 no symptoms; 1 no significant disability; 2 slight; 3 moderate (walks unaided); 4 moderately severe; 5 severe (bedridden); 6 dead.
Dichotomy
0–2 is the "good outcome" stroke-trial endpoint; 3–6 is the complementary "poor outcome" framing.

What you enter

  • Modified Rankin grade (0-6)
How this is calculated

van Swieten JC, Koudstaal PJ, Visser MC, et al. Interobserver agreement for the assessment of handicap in stroke patients. Stroke. 1988;19(5):604-607. Read the source ↗

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