NIH STROKE SCALE GROUP A PATIENT
1-6 ACTUAL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
>> NIHSS
Answer: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
>> Level of Consciousness
Answer: 1a – Alert, drowsy, stupor, coma
>> LOC Questions
Answer: 1b – Month/age; 0–2 points
>> LOC Commands
Answer: 1c – Open/close eyes, grip/release; 0–2 points
>> Best Gaze
Answer: Horizontal eye movement; 0–2 points
>> Visual Fields
Answer: Quadrant testing; 0–3 points
>> Facial Palsy
Answer: 4 – Normal, minor, partial, complete paralysis
>> Motor Arm Left
Answer: 5a – No drift, drift, some effort, no effort, no movement
, >> Motor Arm Right
Answer: 5b – Same scale as left
>> Motor Leg Left
Answer: 6a – No drift, drift, some effort, no effort, no movement
>> Motor Leg Right
Answer: 6b – Same scale as left
>> Limb Ataxia
Answer: Finger-nose, heel-shin; 0–2 points
>> Sensory
Answer: Pinprick testing; 0–2 points
>> Best Language
Answer: Naming, reading, describing picture; 0–3 points
>> Dysarthria
Answer: Clarity of speech; 0–2 points
>> Extinction/Inattention
Answer: Double simultaneous stimulation; 0–2 points
>> Total Score
Answer: 0–42; higher = more severe deficit
>> 0
Answer: No stroke symptoms
1-6 ACTUAL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
>> NIHSS
Answer: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
>> Level of Consciousness
Answer: 1a – Alert, drowsy, stupor, coma
>> LOC Questions
Answer: 1b – Month/age; 0–2 points
>> LOC Commands
Answer: 1c – Open/close eyes, grip/release; 0–2 points
>> Best Gaze
Answer: Horizontal eye movement; 0–2 points
>> Visual Fields
Answer: Quadrant testing; 0–3 points
>> Facial Palsy
Answer: 4 – Normal, minor, partial, complete paralysis
>> Motor Arm Left
Answer: 5a – No drift, drift, some effort, no effort, no movement
, >> Motor Arm Right
Answer: 5b – Same scale as left
>> Motor Leg Left
Answer: 6a – No drift, drift, some effort, no effort, no movement
>> Motor Leg Right
Answer: 6b – Same scale as left
>> Limb Ataxia
Answer: Finger-nose, heel-shin; 0–2 points
>> Sensory
Answer: Pinprick testing; 0–2 points
>> Best Language
Answer: Naming, reading, describing picture; 0–3 points
>> Dysarthria
Answer: Clarity of speech; 0–2 points
>> Extinction/Inattention
Answer: Double simultaneous stimulation; 0–2 points
>> Total Score
Answer: 0–42; higher = more severe deficit
>> 0
Answer: No stroke symptoms