[Clinimetrics in parkinsonism]

Clinimetrics, which has been developed beginning from stroke scales, nowadays is used in evaluation of many other diseases. It is needed as well for evaluation of impairment and functional state as for clinical assessment of new drugs. Lately one can observe shifting of attention to psychosocial issues. In this paper the most commonly used scales for evaluation of impairment, activities in daily living and quality of life in parkinsonism have been critically presented. Those scales are reliable and valid in the assessment of treatment, prognosis, classification of invalidity and social care decisions.