NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Group A Test Answers
Patients 1 to 6 Itemized & Descriptive Key
Patient 1
1a-1c (Level of Consciousness): 1a: 0, 1b: 0, 1c: 0
2 (Best Gaze): 0
3 (Visual): 0
4 (Facial Palsy): 1
5a-5b (Motor Arm): 5a: 3, 5b: 0
6a-6b (Motor Leg): 6a: 1, 6b: 0
7 (Limb Ataxia): 1
8 (Sensory): 2
9 (Best Language): 0
10 (Dysarthria): 0
11 (Extinction/Inattention): 1
Total Score: 11
Patient 2
1a-1c (Level of Consciousness): 1a: 0, 1b: 2, 1c: 0
2 (Best Gaze): 0
3 (Visual): 0
, 4 (Facial Palsy): 1
5a-5b (Motor Arm): 5a: 0, 5b: 0
6a-6b (Motor Leg): 6a: 0, 6b: 0
7 (Limb Ataxia): 0
8 (Sensory): 1
9 (Best Language): 2
10 (Dysarthria): 1
11 (Extinction/Inattention): 0
Total Score: 6
Patient 3
1a-1c (Level of Consciousness): 1a: 0, 1b: 0, 1c: 0
2 (Best Gaze): 0
3 (Visual): 0
4 (Facial Palsy): 1
5a-5b (Motor Arm): 5a: 0, 5b: 0
6a-6b (Motor Leg): 6a: 2, 6b: 2
7 (Limb Ataxia): 0
8 (Sensory): 1
9 (Best Language): 0
Patients 1 to 6 Itemized & Descriptive Key
Patient 1
1a-1c (Level of Consciousness): 1a: 0, 1b: 0, 1c: 0
2 (Best Gaze): 0
3 (Visual): 0
4 (Facial Palsy): 1
5a-5b (Motor Arm): 5a: 3, 5b: 0
6a-6b (Motor Leg): 6a: 1, 6b: 0
7 (Limb Ataxia): 1
8 (Sensory): 2
9 (Best Language): 0
10 (Dysarthria): 0
11 (Extinction/Inattention): 1
Total Score: 11
Patient 2
1a-1c (Level of Consciousness): 1a: 0, 1b: 2, 1c: 0
2 (Best Gaze): 0
3 (Visual): 0
, 4 (Facial Palsy): 1
5a-5b (Motor Arm): 5a: 0, 5b: 0
6a-6b (Motor Leg): 6a: 0, 6b: 0
7 (Limb Ataxia): 0
8 (Sensory): 1
9 (Best Language): 2
10 (Dysarthria): 1
11 (Extinction/Inattention): 0
Total Score: 6
Patient 3
1a-1c (Level of Consciousness): 1a: 0, 1b: 0, 1c: 0
2 (Best Gaze): 0
3 (Visual): 0
4 (Facial Palsy): 1
5a-5b (Motor Arm): 5a: 0, 5b: 0
6a-6b (Motor Leg): 6a: 2, 6b: 2
7 (Limb Ataxia): 0
8 (Sensory): 1
9 (Best Language): 0