Michele Potashman, Katja Rudell, Ivanna Pavisic, Naomi Suminski, Rinchen Doma, Maggie Heinrich, Linda Abetz-Webb, Melissa Wolfe Beiner, Sheng-Han Kuo, Liana S Rosenthal, Theresa Zesiwicz, Terry D Fife, Bart P van de Warrenburg, Giovanni Ristori, Matthis Synofzik, Susan Perlman, Jeremy D Schmahmann, Gilbert L'Italien
The functional Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (f-SARA) assesses Gait, Stance, Sitting, and Speech. It was developed as a potentially clinically meaningful measure of spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) progression for clinical trial use. Here, we evaluated content validity of the f-SARA. Qualitative interviews were conducted among individuals with SCA1 (n = 1) and SCA3 (n = 6) and healthcare professionals (HCPs) with SCA expertise (USA, n = 5; Europe, n = 3)...
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