NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) — Group D Patient 1–6
Actual Key guide 2026/2027
Patient 1
Item Description Score
1a Level of Consciousness — Alert 0
1b LOC Questions — Answers both correctly 0
1c LOC Commands — Performs both tasks correctly 0
2 Best Gaze — Normal 0
, Item Description Score
3 Visual Fields — No visual loss 0
4 Facial Palsy — Minor paralysis 1
5a Motor — Left Arm — No drift 0
5b Motor — Right Arm — Drifts, does not hit bed 1
6a Motor — Left Leg — No drift 0
6b Motor — Right Leg — Drifts, does not hit bed 1
7 Limb Ataxia — Absent 0
8 Sensory — Mild to moderate sensory loss 1
9 Best Language — Normal, no aphasia 0
10 Dysarthria — Mild to moderate 1
11 Extinction / Inattention — No abnormality 0
Total 5
Patient 2
Actual Key guide 2026/2027
Patient 1
Item Description Score
1a Level of Consciousness — Alert 0
1b LOC Questions — Answers both correctly 0
1c LOC Commands — Performs both tasks correctly 0
2 Best Gaze — Normal 0
, Item Description Score
3 Visual Fields — No visual loss 0
4 Facial Palsy — Minor paralysis 1
5a Motor — Left Arm — No drift 0
5b Motor — Right Arm — Drifts, does not hit bed 1
6a Motor — Left Leg — No drift 0
6b Motor — Right Leg — Drifts, does not hit bed 1
7 Limb Ataxia — Absent 0
8 Sensory — Mild to moderate sensory loss 1
9 Best Language — Normal, no aphasia 0
10 Dysarthria — Mild to moderate 1
11 Extinction / Inattention — No abnormality 0
Total 5
Patient 2
