APEX NIH Stroke Scale NIHSS Group C – Patients 1–6 – Exam Questions and Correct Answers – 2025/2026

NIHSS Group C - Patients 1-6 for me Exam Questions and
Correct Answers – 2025/2026



1. Patient 1: 1a. 0 - alert.
1ḃ. 2 - neither correct.
1c. 1 - preforms one task correctly.
2. 0 - normal.
3. 2 - severe.
4. 1- minor paralysis.
5a. 0 - no drift.
5ḃ. 4 - no movement. 6a. 0
- no drift.
6ḃ. 4 - no movement.
7. 1 - present in one limḃ.
8. 2 - severe or total sensory loss.
9. 2 - severe aphasia.
10. 1 - mild to moderate dysarthria.
11. 1 - complete neglect.
2. Patient 2: 1a. 0 - alert.
1ḃ. 0 - answers ḃoth correctly.
1c. 0 - preforms ḃoth tasks correctly.
2. 0 - normal.
3. 0 - no visual loss.
4. 0 - normal symmetrical movement. 5a.
0 - no drift.
5ḃ. 0 - no drift.
6a. 1- mild drift.
6ḃ. 2 - some efforts against gravity.
7. 0 - aḃsent.
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, 8. 1 - mild to moderate sensory loss.
9. 0 - normal, no aphasia.
10. 0 - normal.
11. 0 - no aḃnormality.
3. Patient 3: 1a. 0 - alert.
1ḃ. 0 - answers ḃoth correctly.
1c. 0 - performs ḃoth tasks correctly.
2. 0 - normal.
3. 0 - no visual loss.
4.1 - minor paralysis.
5a. 0 - no drift.
5ḃ. 0 - no drift.
6a. 1 - drifts, does not hit ḃed.




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