mRS — modified Rankin
Overall professional rating and assessed time point
mRS — modified Rankin
Principle
Record an overall mRS rating assessed by a professional, with an explicit time point. No grade is automatically suggested.
Scope
NINDS C13230 v3 / NLM 1Ff4qmrHH1C v3.1. Adult in stroke care; pre-stroke 0–5 or current state 0–6. Local FR/EN wording; no official translation or validated interview reliability is claimed.
Interpretation limits
Joint criteria remain joint. Grades are not universal favourable/unfavourable classes; death is a recorded state, not a probability. At hospital arrival or discharge, a clinical rating methodology is needed. Check the rating and date the assessment in the record. Declared rating, without a validated interview, prognosis or automatic treatment decision.
Formula and logic
Return the explicitly assigned overall grade, from 0 to 6; no sum or estimation.
Interpretation
- 0 · Grade 0
- No symptoms.
- 1 · Grade 1
- Symptoms, with all usual duties and activities still possible.
- 2 · Grade 2
- Some previous activities are no longer possible; personal affairs managed without assistance.
- 3 · Grade 3
- Some help is needed; walking remains possible without assistance.
- 4 · Grade 4
- Assistance is needed both for walking and for basic bodily needs.
- 5 · Grade 5
- Bed confinement and incontinence; constant nursing care and attention are required.
- 6 · Grade 6
- Death.
Definition version : 1.1.0
Sources
- NINDS / NLM — Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) Score
C13230 v3 · NLM v3.1 · Seven grades 0–6 and descriptive criteria. Source for ordinal content; no validation of this local interface.
- NINDS CDE — Notice of Copyright — Modified Rankin Scale (mRS)
2024-10 · consulté 2026-10-13 · Official notice: van Swieten scale in the public domain, pre-stroke 0–5 and caution at hospital arrival/discharge. No third-party form or interview reproduced.