NIH STROKE SCALE- ALL TEST GROUPS UPDATED EXAM TESTS AND ANSWERS| 100% CORRECT| GRADED A+|100% PASS

NIH STROKE SCALE- ALL TEST GROUPS UPDATED EXAM TESTS AND ANSWERS|
100% CORRECT| GRADED A+|100% PASS


NIH Stroke Scale
1a - ANSWER level of consciousness



1b - ANSWER LOC questions



ask what month it is and their age



1c - ANSWER LOC commands



close and open eyes, or make a fist and open it



2 - ANSWER best gaze



horizontal eye movement is tested



3 - ANSWER visual fields



by finger counting or visual threat



4 - ANSWER facial palsy



show teeth and/or raise eyebrows



testing for symmetry

,5 - ANSWER motor arm



lift arms (individually) for 10 seconds and test for drift



6 - ANSWER motor leg



lift legs (individually) for 5 seconds and test for drift



7 - ANSWER limb ataxia



finger to nose and heel to shin



8 - ANSWER sensory



pin prick check on each side of body



9 - ANSWER best language



ask what is happening in the kitchen picture



10 - ANSWER dysarthria



read words from attached list. note and slurring



11 - ANSWER extinction and inattention



look straight ahead and wiggle fingers on each side of face (in upper and lower visual fields) and see if
they can identify which side finger is wiggling

, NIH Stroke Scale Group C Patient 1-6, NIH Stroke Scale
Patient 1 - ANSWER 1A - 0

1B - 0

1C - 0

2-0

3-0

4-1

5A - 3

5B - 0

6A - 1

6B - 0

7-1

8-2

9-0

10 - 0

11 - 1



Patient 2 - ANSWER 1A - 0

1B - 2

1C - 0

2-0

3-0

4-1

5A - 0

5B - 0

6A - 0

6B - 0

7-0

8-1