APEX NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) – Group A Patients 1–6 Complete Verified Answer Key

APEX NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) – Group A
Patients 1–6
Complete Verified Answer Key


🧠 PATIENT 1 – Mild Stroke Presentation

• LOC: 0
• LOC Questions: 0
• LOC Commands: 0
• Best Gaze: 0
• Visual Fields: 0
• Facial Palsy: 0
• Motor Arm (R/L):
• Motor Leg (R/L):
• Limb Ataxia: 0
• Sensory: 1
• Best Language: 2 (Wernicke aphasia pattern)
• Dysarthria: 1
• Extinction/Inattention: 1

, Total NIHSS: 6 (Mild Stroke)
Minor unilateral weakness with mild language and sensory
deficits.




🧠 PATIENT 2 – Moderate Left MCA Stroke

• LOC: 1
• LOC Questions: 1
• LOC Commands: 1
• Best Gaze: 2
• Visual Fields: 1
• Facial Palsy: 2
• Motor Arm (R/L):
• Motor Leg (R/L):
• Limb Ataxia: 1
• Sensory: 1
• Best Language: 2 (Aphasia)
• Dysarthria: 1
• Extinction/Inattention: 2