Inter-rater reliability while using the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) in patients with cervical dystonia

Brain and Nerve

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-71

  Kaji, Ryuji ^a   Osawa, Mikio ^b   Yanagisawa, Nobuo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KANTO ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical dystonia; ICC; Inter rater reliability; TWSTRS

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL DYSTONIA; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; JAPAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; TORONTO WESTERN SPASMODIC TORTICOLLIS RATING SCALE; VIDEOTAPE;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HUMANS; JAPAN; LANGUAGE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TORTICOLLIS; TRANSLATING;

EID: 58849131479     PISSN: 18816096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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