[Introduction of the Valduna-Reha Scale]

We present a rating scale for the progress in rehabilitation which has been developed and tested in the course of several years. It is of special suitability for the documentation of rehabilitation in cases of dysfunction of the central nervous system due to various syndromes arising from vascular, post-traumatic and post-operative causes. It comprises the essential somatic as well as psychological data and differentiates between specific (e.g. localised) symptoms and their effects on the individual's global functioning, especially within his (her) social sphere. Under this aspect our scale appears to be of optimal use, especially with regard to the requirement: "as simple as possible and as comprehensive as necessary". It modifies the criteria of the WHO regarding the threefold differentiation between impairment, disability and handicap, by the use of two levels of documentation, thereby gaining in validity.