Table 1.

Clinical assessment of patients with HSP

Median (range)
MAS tibialis anterior0 (0–0)
MRC tibialis anterior5 (4–5)
MAS triceps surae2 (1–2) with knee extended; 1 (1–2) with knee flexed
MRC triceps surae5 (4.25–5)
Vibration sense4.5 (0.25–6.25)
  • Vibration sense tested using a semiquantitative tuning fork (0–8). MAS, Modified Ashworth scale; MRC, Medical Research Council scale.