[Possibilities of objective evaluation of treatment and rehabilitation effects after the stroke]

The development of scoring scales has been initiated because of the need of documentation of results as well treatment as rehabilitation of stroke hemiplegic patients. Directly after onset at stroke unit there is demand for defining of prognosis. In rehabilitation the interest in stroke scales has been aroused from the need of evaluation of functional state (activities of daily living), disability, handicap, quality of life, statement of capacity for work or need of home-care. For evaluation of outcome after rehabilitation the most usefull seem to be functional scales (ADL) and quality of life measures (QOL). It is also suitable to mention the scales that evaluate motor function--those functions are the most important task in poststroke rehabilitation.