NIH Stroke Scale Group D Answer Key 2025 | Patients 1-6 with Detailed Item Scores and Total Scores

Complete your NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification preparation with this comprehensive Group D answer key featuring accurate scoring for Patients 1 through 6 with updated 2025 answers. This essential resource provides detailed breakdowns of all 11 assessment items for each patient case, including level of consciousness (LOC questions and commands), best gaze, visual fields, facial palsy, motor function for both arms and legs, limb ataxia, sensory function, best language, dysarthria, and extinction/inattention. Each patient includes the specific descriptor for every item score along with the calculated total score: Patient 1 (Total Score 5) with partial gaze palsy and complete hemianopia, Patient 2 (Total Score 6), Patient 3 (Total Score 7) with left leg weakness and mild sensory loss, Patient 4 (Total Score 3) with ataxia in two limbs, Patient 5 (Total Score 13) presenting with left-sided hemiplegia, hemianopia, and complete inattention, and Patient 6 (Total Score 3) with right leg weakness and ataxia. Designed for healthcare professionals seeking initial NIHSS certification or recertification, this answer key enables accurate self-assessment and validation of stroke severity scoring proficiency through the complete Group D patient set.