NIH STROKE SCALE TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS RATED 100% CORRECT VERIFIED

NIH STROKE SCALE TEST QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS RATED 100% CORRECT VERIFIED
1. 1A - Level of
0 - Alert; keenly responsive
con- sciousness
1 - Arouses to minor stimulation
2 - Requires repeated stimulation to arouse
2 - Movements to pain
3 - Postures or unresponsive
2. 1B - Ask
0 - Both questions right
month and
1 - One question right
age
1 - Dysarthric, intubated, trauma, or language barrier
2 - Aphasic

0 - Performs both tasks
3. 1C - "Blink
1 - Performs one task
eyes" and
2 - Performs neither task
"Squeeze
hands"

4. 2 - Test horizontal 0 - Normal
extraocular
mus- cles

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5. 3 - Test
visual fields




6. 4 - Test facial
pal- sy (use
grimace if
obtunded)
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, NIH STROKE SCALE TEST QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS RATED 100% CORRECT VERIFIED
1 - Partial gaze palsy: can be lly blind 3 - Bilateral
overcome hemianopia
1 - Partial gaze palsy: corrects
with oculocephalic reflex 0 - Normal symmetry
2 - Forced gaze palsy: can not1 - Minor paralysis (flat nasolabial fold, asymmetric smile)
be overcome 2 - Partial paralysis (lower face)
3 - Unilateral complete paralysis (upper/lower
0 - No visual loss
face) 3 - Bilateral complete paralysis
1 - Partial hemianopia
2 - Complete hemianopia
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