Servicio de Movimientos Anormales, Departamento de Neurología, Fleni, Montañeses 2325, C1428AQK, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Clin Auton Res. 2023 Apr;33(2):143-148. doi: 10.1007/s10286-023-00934-0. Epub 2023 Mar 27.
Despite the availability of the Unified Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) Rating Scale (UMSARS) for almost two decades, studies still use scales developed for Parkinson's disease (PD) or ataxia (ATX). Our aim was to evaluate the use of UMSARS (part II, motor) compared to other motor rating scales in patients with MSA.
A Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA)-compliant literature search was conducted concerning studies of patients with MSA, reporting motor assessment with clinical rating scales, and focusing on the frequency of UMSARS use.
We included 261 articles, of which 42.9% did not use UMSARS, but rather scales for PD (59.8%), ATX (24.1%), or both (14.3%). Although UMSARS use increased with time, misuse of PD and ATX scales persists, with no evidence of a decremental trend.
Although higher in observational studies, the misuse of PD and ATX-related scales in MSA patients persists in prospective (planned) trials. Reasons for that must be addressed.
尽管统一多系统萎缩症(MSA)评定量表(UMSARS)已经问世近二十年,但研究仍在使用针对帕金森病(PD)或共济失调(ATX)开发的量表。我们的目的是评估 UMSARS(第二部分,运动)与 MSA 患者中其他运动评定量表的使用情况。
我们进行了一项符合系统评价和荟萃分析首选报告项目(PRISMA)的文献检索,内容涉及报告使用临床评定量表进行运动评估的 MSA 患者研究,并重点关注 UMSARS 使用的频率。
我们共纳入了 261 篇文章,其中 42.9%的文章未使用 UMSARS,而是使用了 PD(59.8%)、ATX(24.1%)或两者(14.3%)相关的量表。尽管 UMSARS 的使用随着时间的推移而增加,但对 PD 和 ATX 相关量表的误用仍然存在,没有证据表明这种趋势在减少。
尽管在观察性研究中更高,但在前瞻性(计划)试验中,MSA 患者对 PD 和 ATX 相关量表的误用仍然存在。必须解决这种情况的原因。