NIH STROKE SCALE GROUP B PATIENT 1
TO 6 ANSWER KEY FINAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ NIH Stroke scale is. Answer: an 11-item clinical evaluation
instrument widely used in clinical trials and practice to assess neurologic
outcome and degree of recovery from stroke.
⩥ NIH Stroke Scale is used to quantify the effects of acute cerebral
ischemia on levels of ... (7 items). Answer: levels of:
consciousness
vision
motor function (facial and extremities)
cerebellar function
sensation
language
extinction or inattention
⩥ NIH SS is used to measure patient's status after a stroke and to assess
the outcome after. Answer: treatment
⩥ Should the patient be coached? Should you go back and rethink a
particular assessment?. Answer: NO
,⩥ Having what when using NIH scale is important?. Answer: reference
materials
⩥ DO NOT RATE what you think the patient wants to do or what you
think they can do, RATE ONLY. Answer: rate only what they actually do
⩥ use patient"s first response?. Answer: YES - DO NOT USE
SUMMARY OF RESPONSES
⩥ re ataxia score
1-if real weak, assume ataxia score is...
2-if they can hold leg or arm up w/ minimal drift but are all over place
when trying finger to nose test, that's probably...
3) Important to know if ataxia is present or not and if present in _____ or
_______ limbs
4) if patient very weak or paralyzed, the ataxia score is.... Answer: 1) 0
2) ataxia
3) 1 or 2
4) 0
⩥ You should only score loss of sensation if you can really
demonstrate.... Answer: that they have loss of sensation
, ⩥ if patient has sensory loss from neuropathy, do you count thatt?.
Answer: no, but you do if there's loss on top of the neuropathy
⩥ aphasia is difficult because it can take a while to go through the
battery and it can be subjective as to whether it is one of which
classification?. Answer: mild, mod, severe
⩥ start to recognise aphasia when you meet them and start talking and
you don't get a history of.... Answer: what happened
⩥ dysarthria is interesting because there are many cultural things about
slurred ________?. Answer: speech.
⩥ Score is associated with prognosis?. Answer: YES
⩥ Is NIH scale a measure of disability?. Answer: NO. The NIH scale is a
measure of impairments.
⩥ The NIH scale creates a common currency so that everybody
understands the patient's level of.... Answer: deficit, by giving a number
that communicates to other professionals how sick the patient is
⩥ how much time to budget to perorm NIH scale. Answer: 7-10 mins
TO 6 ANSWER KEY FINAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ NIH Stroke scale is. Answer: an 11-item clinical evaluation
instrument widely used in clinical trials and practice to assess neurologic
outcome and degree of recovery from stroke.
⩥ NIH Stroke Scale is used to quantify the effects of acute cerebral
ischemia on levels of ... (7 items). Answer: levels of:
consciousness
vision
motor function (facial and extremities)
cerebellar function
sensation
language
extinction or inattention
⩥ NIH SS is used to measure patient's status after a stroke and to assess
the outcome after. Answer: treatment
⩥ Should the patient be coached? Should you go back and rethink a
particular assessment?. Answer: NO
,⩥ Having what when using NIH scale is important?. Answer: reference
materials
⩥ DO NOT RATE what you think the patient wants to do or what you
think they can do, RATE ONLY. Answer: rate only what they actually do
⩥ use patient"s first response?. Answer: YES - DO NOT USE
SUMMARY OF RESPONSES
⩥ re ataxia score
1-if real weak, assume ataxia score is...
2-if they can hold leg or arm up w/ minimal drift but are all over place
when trying finger to nose test, that's probably...
3) Important to know if ataxia is present or not and if present in _____ or
_______ limbs
4) if patient very weak or paralyzed, the ataxia score is.... Answer: 1) 0
2) ataxia
3) 1 or 2
4) 0
⩥ You should only score loss of sensation if you can really
demonstrate.... Answer: that they have loss of sensation
, ⩥ if patient has sensory loss from neuropathy, do you count thatt?.
Answer: no, but you do if there's loss on top of the neuropathy
⩥ aphasia is difficult because it can take a while to go through the
battery and it can be subjective as to whether it is one of which
classification?. Answer: mild, mod, severe
⩥ start to recognise aphasia when you meet them and start talking and
you don't get a history of.... Answer: what happened
⩥ dysarthria is interesting because there are many cultural things about
slurred ________?. Answer: speech.
⩥ Score is associated with prognosis?. Answer: YES
⩥ Is NIH scale a measure of disability?. Answer: NO. The NIH scale is a
measure of impairments.
⩥ The NIH scale creates a common currency so that everybody
understands the patient's level of.... Answer: deficit, by giving a number
that communicates to other professionals how sick the patient is
⩥ how much time to budget to perorm NIH scale. Answer: 7-10 mins
