Comparison of Live and Remote Video Ratings of the Scale for Assessment and Rating of Ataxia.

Background: Video recordings of neurological examinations are often used in clinical trials. The Scale for Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) is a widely used clinical scale for ataxic patients. Despite several advantages of video ratings, correlation between live ratings and remote video-ratings has not been systematically investigated.

Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA): Development of a Training Tool and Certification Program.

Monitoring of disease severity is of great importance for treatment and management of clinical trials. The Scale for Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) is a frequently used, short and easily applicable clinical scale used to assess the severity of ataxia. The objective of our study was to develop a training and certification tool for the SARA.

Development of SARA , a New Video-Based Tool for the Assessment of Ataxia at Home.

Background: Clinical scales such as the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) cannot be used to study ataxia at home or to assess daily fluctuations. The objective of the current study was to develop a video-based instrument, SARA , for measuring ataxia severity easily and independently at home.

Methods: Based on feasibility of self-application, we selected 5 SARA items (gait, stance, speech, nose-finger test, fast alternating hand movements) for SARA (range, 0-28).