NIH STROKE SCALE GROUP C PATIENTS 1
THROUGH 6 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ NIH Stroke scale is. Answer: an 11-item clinical evaluation
instrument widely used in clinical trials and practice to assess neurologic
outcome and degree of recovery from stroke.
⩥ NIH Stroke Scale is used to quantify the effects of acute cerebral
ischemia on levels of ... (7 items) Answer: levels of:
consciousness
vision
motor function (facial and extremities)
cerebellar function
sensation
language
extinction or inattention
⩥ NIH SS is used to measure patient's status after a stroke and to assess
the outcome after Answer: treatment
,⩥ Should the patient be coached? Should you go back and rethink a
particular assessment? Answer: NO
⩥ Having what when using NIH scale is important? Answer: reference
materials
⩥ DO NOT RATE what you think the patient wants to do or what you
think they can do, RATE ONLY Answer: rate only what they actually do
⩥ use patient"s first response? Answer: YES - DO NOT USE
SUMMARY OF RESPONSES
⩥ re ataxia score
1-if real weak, assume ataxia score is...
2-if they can hold leg or arm up w/ minimal drift but are all over place
when trying finger to nose test, that's probably...
3) Important to know if ataxia is present or not and if present in _____ or
_______ limbs
4) if patient very weak or paralyzed, the ataxia score is... Answer: 1) 0
2) ataxia
3) 1 or 2
4) 0
, ⩥ You should only score loss of sensation if you can really
demonstrate... Answer: that they have loss of sensation
⩥ if patient has sensory loss from neuropathy, do you count thatt?
Answer: no, but you do if there's loss on top of the neuropathy
⩥ aphasia is difficult because it can take a while to go through the
battery and it can be subjective as to whether it is one of which
classification? Answer: mild, mod, severe
⩥ start to recognise aphasia when you meet them and start talking and
you don't get a history of... Answer: what happened
⩥ dysarthria is interesting because there are many cultural things about
slurred ________? Answer: speech.
⩥ Score is associated with prognosis? Answer: YES
⩥ Is NIH scale a measure of disability? Answer: NO. The NIH scale is a
measure of impairments.
⩥ The NIH scale creates a common currency so that everybody
understands the patient's level of... Answer: deficit, by giving a number
that communicates to other professionals how sick the patient is
THROUGH 6 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ NIH Stroke scale is. Answer: an 11-item clinical evaluation
instrument widely used in clinical trials and practice to assess neurologic
outcome and degree of recovery from stroke.
⩥ NIH Stroke Scale is used to quantify the effects of acute cerebral
ischemia on levels of ... (7 items) Answer: levels of:
consciousness
vision
motor function (facial and extremities)
cerebellar function
sensation
language
extinction or inattention
⩥ NIH SS is used to measure patient's status after a stroke and to assess
the outcome after Answer: treatment
,⩥ Should the patient be coached? Should you go back and rethink a
particular assessment? Answer: NO
⩥ Having what when using NIH scale is important? Answer: reference
materials
⩥ DO NOT RATE what you think the patient wants to do or what you
think they can do, RATE ONLY Answer: rate only what they actually do
⩥ use patient"s first response? Answer: YES - DO NOT USE
SUMMARY OF RESPONSES
⩥ re ataxia score
1-if real weak, assume ataxia score is...
2-if they can hold leg or arm up w/ minimal drift but are all over place
when trying finger to nose test, that's probably...
3) Important to know if ataxia is present or not and if present in _____ or
_______ limbs
4) if patient very weak or paralyzed, the ataxia score is... Answer: 1) 0
2) ataxia
3) 1 or 2
4) 0
, ⩥ You should only score loss of sensation if you can really
demonstrate... Answer: that they have loss of sensation
⩥ if patient has sensory loss from neuropathy, do you count thatt?
Answer: no, but you do if there's loss on top of the neuropathy
⩥ aphasia is difficult because it can take a while to go through the
battery and it can be subjective as to whether it is one of which
classification? Answer: mild, mod, severe
⩥ start to recognise aphasia when you meet them and start talking and
you don't get a history of... Answer: what happened
⩥ dysarthria is interesting because there are many cultural things about
slurred ________? Answer: speech.
⩥ Score is associated with prognosis? Answer: YES
⩥ Is NIH scale a measure of disability? Answer: NO. The NIH scale is a
measure of impairments.
⩥ The NIH scale creates a common currency so that everybody
understands the patient's level of... Answer: deficit, by giving a number
that communicates to other professionals how sick the patient is
