Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS)

Patient Name:      Date of Visit:

1. Muscles of Facial Expression e.g. movements of forehead, eyebrows, periorbital area, cheeks, including frowning, blinking, smiling, grimacing
   None
   Minimal
   Mild
   Moderate
   Severe
2. Lips and Perioral Area e.g. puckering, pouting, smacking
   None
   Minimal
   Mild
   Moderate
   Severe
3. Jaw Biting, clenching, chewing, chewing, mouth opening, lateral movement
   None
   Minimal
   Mild
   Moderate
   Severe
4. Tongue Rate only increases in movement both in and out of mouth. NOT inability to sustain movement. Darting in and out of mouth
   None
   Minimal
   Mild
   Moderate
   Severe
5. Upper (arms, wrists, hands, fingers) Include choreic movements (i.e. rapid objectively purposeless, irregular, spontaneous) athetoid, movements. DO NOT INCLUDE TREMOR (i.e. repetitive, regular, rhythmic)
   None
   Minimal
   Mild
   Moderate
   Severe
6. Lower (legs, knees, ankles, toes) Lateral knee movement, foot tapping, heel dropping, foot squirming, inversion and eversion of foot
   None
   Minimal
   Mild
   Moderate
   Severe
7. Neck, shoulders and hips Rocking, twisting, squirming, pelvic gyrations
   None
   Minimal
   Mild
   Moderate
   Severe
8. Severity of abnormal movements overall
   None
   Minimal
   Mild
   Moderate
   Severe
9. Incapacitation due to abnormal movements
   None
   Minimal
   Mild
   Moderate
   Severe
10. Patient's awareness of abnormal movements. Rate only patients report:
    No Awareness
    Awareness, no distress
    Awareness, mild distress
    Awareness, moderate distress
    Awareness, severe distress
11. Current problems with teeth and/or dentures? YesNo
12. Are dentures usually worn? YesNo
13. Endentia? YesNo
14. Do movements disappear with sleep? YesNo