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Electroanatomic mapping
Electroanatomic mapping is a cardiac electrophysiology technique that builds navigable 3D maps of electrical activity in the heart chambers to guide diagnosis and catheter ablation of arrhythmias.
Expanded Disability Status Scale
The Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) is a clinical rating scale quantifying disability in multiple sclerosis, scoring from 0 to 10 in 0.5 steps.
Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool
The Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) is a five-step screening tool identifying malnourished or at-risk adults, based on BMI, weight loss, and acute illness, published in 2003.
Patient Health Questionnaire
The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) is a free, public-domain family of self-report scales for depression, anxiety, and somatic symptoms; its nine-item PHQ-9 scores 0 to 27.
Stereoelectroencephalography
Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) is an invasive neurophysiological technique in which depth electrodes are implanted in the brain to locate seizures in drug-resistant focal epilepsy, developed in Paris in the 1950s.
Tap test (medicine)
The tap test is a lumbar puncture removing 30–50 mL of cerebrospinal fluid to see whether gait and cognition improve, predicting shunt benefit in normal pressure hydrocephalus.
Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale
The Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) grades the motor and nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson's disease; its 2008 revision, the MDS-UPDRS, is the standard in care and research.