[Intercultural adaptation of the AIMS in German language : A scale for abnormal involuntary movements].

[Intercultural adaptation of the AIMS in German language : A scale for abnormal involuntary movements].
Nervenarzt. 2016 Mar 29;
Authors: Buhmann C, Rizos A, Emmans D, Jost WH
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Dyskinesias are abnormal involuntary movements and occur across many movement disorders. In Parkinson's disease dyskinesias can be troublesome and are a determinant of the quality of life throughout the course of the disease. Assessment and rating of dyskinesias is thus important for clinical assessment of patients, as well as for academic studies and clinical trials. The abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS) is an English language standardised, reliable and validated scale to evaluate dyskinesias. In this article we present a linguistically validated German version of AIMS.
METHODS: The intercultural adaptation of the German translation was performed following an internationally accepted procedure. Firstly, two neurologists independently translated the original into German. Taking both versions into account, a consensus version was agreed on by both translators and was tested on 10 patients. This preliminary German version was then independently translated back into the original language by two different neurologists, and again, a consensus version was agreed on. All translators then compared this English version to the original. Subsequently, the German version was linguistically modified until it resulted in a final Ge...

Source: Der Nervenarzt - March 28, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Buhmann C, Rizos A, Emmans D, Jost WH Tags: Nervenarzt Source Type: research