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Talking
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Normal
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Intermittent slurring or nasal speech
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Constant slurring or nasal speech, but can be understood
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Difficult-to-understand speech
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0 |
|
Chewing
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Normal
|
Fatigue with solid food
|
Fatigue with soft food
|
Gastric tube
|
0 |
|
Swallowing
|
Normal
|
Rare episode of choking
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Frequent choking necessitating changes in diet
|
Gastric tube
|
0 |
|
Breathing
|
Normal
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Shortness of breath with exertion
|
Shortness of breath at rest
|
Ventilator dependence
|
0 |
|
Impairment of ability to brush teeth or comb hair
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None
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Extra effort, but no rest periods needed
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Rest periods needed
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Cannot do one of these functions
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0 |
|
Impairment of ability to arise from a chair
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None
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Mild, sometimes uses arms
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Moderate, always uses arms
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Severe, requires assistance
|
0 |
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Double vision
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None
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Occurs, but not daily
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Daily, but not constant
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Constant
|
0 |
|
Eyelid droop
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None
|
Occurs, but not daily
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Daily, but not constant
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Constant
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0 |