A scale developed more recently than the Schwab & England ADL and the Hoehn & Yahr scale is the Clinical Impression of Severity Index for Parkinson’s Disease (CISI-PD), which is discussed on the slide.1-3
References:
1.Martínez-Martín P, Forjaz MJ, Cubo E, et al.; ELEP Project Members. Global versus factor-related impression of severity in Parkinson’s disease: a new clinimetric index (CISI-PD). Mov Disord 2006; 21 (2): 208–214.
2.Martínez-Martín P, Rodríguez-Blázquez C, Forjaz MJ, de Pedro J; Spanish–American Longitudinal PD Patient Study Group. The Clinical Impression of Severity Index for Parkinson’s Disease: international validation study. Mov Disord 2009; 24 (2): 211–217.
3.Martínez-Martín P, Rojo-Abuin JM, Rodríguez-Violante M, et al. Analysis of four scales for global severity evaluation in Parkinson’s disease. NPJ Parkinsons Dis 2016; 2: 16007.
