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Brooke Upper Extremity Scale
Brooke Upper Extremity Scale
Availability |
The instrument is freely available here: Brooke Upper Extremity Scale Link
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Classification |
Supplemental – Highly Recommended: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Supplemental: Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (CMD)
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Short Description of Instrument |
The Brooke Upper Extremity Scale is a 6-point scale that allows classification of upper extremity function and also helps document progression.
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Comments |
Additional equipment is needed to perform this test.
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Scoring |
Functional Grades: Arms and Shoulders:
The patient cannot raise hands to the mouth and has no useful function of the hands.
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References |
Brooke MH, Griggs RC, Mendell JR, Fenichel GM, Shumate JB, Pellegrino RJ. Clinical trial in Duchenne dystrophy. I. The design of the protocol. Muscle Nerve. 1981;4(3):186-197.
Document last updated July 2019
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