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Drooling Severity and Frequency Scale (DSFS)
| Drooling | Points |
|---|---|
| Severity | |
| Dry-never drools | 1 |
| Mild-only lips wet | 2 |
| Moderate-drool reaches the lips and chin | 3 |
| Severe-drool drips off chin and onto clothing | 4 |
| Profuse-drooling off the body and onto objects (furniture, books) | 5 |
| Frequency | |
| Never drools | 1 |
| Occasionally drools | 2 |
| Frequently drools | 3 |
| Constantly drools | 4 |
The score of DSFS equals the sum of the severity and frequency sub-scores
