NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Group C Test Answers Patients 1 to 6 Itemized & Descriptive Key

NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Group C Test Answers
Patients 1 to 6 Itemized & Descriptive Key
Patient 1
1a. Level of Consciousness (LOC): 0 (Alert)
1b. LOC Questions: 2 (Neither correct)
1c. LOC Commands: 1 (Performs one task correctly)
2. Best Gaze: 0 (Normal)
3. Visual Fields: 2 (Severe visual loss / complete
hemianopia)
4. Facial Palsy: 1 (Minor paralysis / flattened nasolabial fold)
5a. Motor Arm (Left): 0 (No drift)
5b. Motor Arm (Right): 4 (No movement / flaccid)
6a. Motor Leg (Left): 0 (No drift)
6b. Motor Leg (Right): 4 (No movement / flaccid)
7. Limb Ataxia: 1 (Present in one limb)
8. Sensory: 2 (Severe or total sensory loss)
9. Best Language: 2 (Severe aphasia)
10. Dysarthria: 1 (Mild to moderate slurring)
11. Extinction / Inattention: 1 (Complete neglect /
inattention)

, Total Score: 15
Patient 2
1a. Level of Consciousness (LOC): 0 (Alert)
1b. LOC Questions: 0 (Answers both correctly)
1c. LOC Commands: 0 (Performs both tasks correctly)
2. Best Gaze: 0 (Normal)
3. Visual Fields: 0 (No visual loss)
4. Facial Palsy: 0 (Normal symmetrical movement)
5a. Motor Arm (Left): 0 (No drift)
5b. Motor Arm (Right): 0 (No drift)
6a. Motor Leg (Left): 1 (Mild drift)
6b. Motor Leg (Right): 2 (Some effort against gravity / drifts
down)
7. Limb Ataxia: 0 (Absent)
8. Sensory: 1 (Mild to moderate sensory loss)
9. Best Language: 0 (Normal, no aphasia)
10. Dysarthria: 0 (Normal)
11. Extinction / Inattention: 0 (No abnormality)
Total Score: 4