NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) – Group D
Answer Key
Patients 1–6 | Updated 2025
NIH Stroke Scale – Group D (Complete)
Patient 1
1a: 0 – Alert
1b: 0 – Answers both correctly
1c: 0 – Performs both tasks correctly
2: 1 – Partial gaze palsy
3: 2 – Complete hemianopia
4: 0 – Normal symmetrical movement
5a (Left Arm): 0 – No drift
5b (Right Arm): 0 – No drift
6a (Left Leg): 2 – Some effort against gravity; limb cannot get to or maintain position
6b (Right Leg): 0 – No drift
7: 0 – No ataxia
8: 0 – No sensory loss
9: 0 – No aphasia
10: 0 – Normal
11: 0 – No inattention
Total Score: 5
Patient 2
1a: 0 – Alert
1b: 2 – Answers neither correctly
1c: 0 – Performs both tasks correctly
2: 0 – Normal
3: 0 – No visual loss
4: 0 – Normal
5a (Left Arm): 0 – No drift
5b (Right Arm): 0 – No drift
6a (Left Leg): 1 – Drift, does not hit bed
6b (Right Leg): 2 – Some effort against gravity
7: 1 – Ataxia present in one limb
8: 0 – No sensory loss
9: 0 – No aphasia
Answer Key
Patients 1–6 | Updated 2025
NIH Stroke Scale – Group D (Complete)
Patient 1
1a: 0 – Alert
1b: 0 – Answers both correctly
1c: 0 – Performs both tasks correctly
2: 1 – Partial gaze palsy
3: 2 – Complete hemianopia
4: 0 – Normal symmetrical movement
5a (Left Arm): 0 – No drift
5b (Right Arm): 0 – No drift
6a (Left Leg): 2 – Some effort against gravity; limb cannot get to or maintain position
6b (Right Leg): 0 – No drift
7: 0 – No ataxia
8: 0 – No sensory loss
9: 0 – No aphasia
10: 0 – Normal
11: 0 – No inattention
Total Score: 5
Patient 2
1a: 0 – Alert
1b: 2 – Answers neither correctly
1c: 0 – Performs both tasks correctly
2: 0 – Normal
3: 0 – No visual loss
4: 0 – Normal
5a (Left Arm): 0 – No drift
5b (Right Arm): 0 – No drift
6a (Left Leg): 1 – Drift, does not hit bed
6b (Right Leg): 2 – Some effort against gravity
7: 1 – Ataxia present in one limb
8: 0 – No sensory loss
9: 0 – No aphasia
