Connecting impairment, disability, and handicap in immune mediated polyneuropathies

BACKGROUND: In the World Health Organisation (WHO) International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps (ICIDH), it is suggested that various levels of outcome are associated with one another. However, the ICIDH has been criticised on the grounds that it only represents a general, non-specific relation between its entities. OBJECTIVE: To examine the significance of the ICIDH in immune mediated polyneuropathies. METHODS: Four impairment measures (fatigue severity scale, MRC sum score, "INCAT" sensory sum score, grip strength with the Vigorimeter), five disability scales (nin... Mehr ...