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Qualitative Myasthenia Gravis Score (QMGS)
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Purpose
Assess disease severity based on body functions and structure
Helps to provide information to medics to adjust medicine dosage
Individuals with myasthenia gravis of any age. Can be used for congenital myasthenic syndrome.
Assesment Type
Patient Group
Neuromuscular
Age Group
Adolescents (13-17 years) | Young Adult (18+ years)
ICF domain
Activity & Participation
Area of assessment
Gross Motor | Respiratory Function
Key description
13 item score: ocular (2 items), facial (1 item), bulbar (2 items),
gross motor (6 items), axial (1 item), and respiratory (1 item) Each score 0-3 (most severe)
Reliability 0.74 Test- retest 0.85-0.91
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK567509/
Strengths and weaknesses - None documented
Cost
Free
Equipment required
Printed questionnaire and pen
Training required
N/A
Considerations & references
Cost
Free, Contact provide for permission to use: https://eprovide.mapi-trust.org/search?form%5BsearchText%5D=QMG&form%5BfromAutocomplete%5D=0&form%5BsortByOrder%5D=&form%5Bpage%5D=
1&form%5Bezxform_token%5D=HrcsPy3RpuPGmUGEfYl7YmpnqoPsKp4xn-gm5WGw0B0
References/ Links
Sample form: https://myasthenia.org/Portals/0/QMG.pdf
Official QMG distributed by Mapi Research Trust | ePROVIDE (mapi-trust.org)
Time to complete
15-20 minutes
Comments
Also available in Cantonese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, Georgian, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Mandarin, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Taiwanese, Turkish, Ukrainian
If you spot any errors or wish to suggest any amendments to this summary, please contact paediatricmeasures@apcp.org.uk