Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioral Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Screen

Basic information

Name: Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioral Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Screen

Abbreviation: ECAS

Versions: 2

Synonyms: 16

Description: The ECAS is a brief multidomain assessment originally designed for people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS/Motor Neurone Disease) but is also useful in other neurodegenerative disorders. (, https://ecas.psy.ed.ac.uk/)

Reference: Kourtesis P, Christidi F, Margioti E, Demenega C, Rentzos M, Evdokimidis I, Abrahams S. The Edinburgh cognitive and behavioral amyotrophic lateral sclerosis screen (ECAS): sensitivity in differentiating between ALS and Alzheimer's disease in a Greek population. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration. 2020 Feb. PMID: 31469297. DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2019.1655059

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Temporal prevalence

Distribution in different diseases

Distribution in different versions

# version trials
1 Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioral Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Screen 18
2 Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioral Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Screen Norwegian Version 2
Complementary instruments

# instruments trials
1 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale 18
2 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Specific Quality of Life 5
3 EQ-5D 3
4 Montreal Cognitive Assessment 3
5 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assessment Questionnaire 2
6 King's Staging Scale 2
7 Clinical Dementia Rating Scale 1
8 Short Form Health Survey 1
9 Frontal Assessment Battery 1
10 Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale 1
11 Numeric Rating Scale 1
12 Medical Research Council Scale 1
13 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Health Index 1
14 Spastic Paraplegia Rating Scale 1
15 Manual Muscle Testing 1
16 Combined Assessment of Function and Survival 1
17 Upper Motor Neuron Scale 1
18 Motor Unit Number Index 1