NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) — Group C Patient 1–6
Patient 1
Clinical Presentation: Alert but with significant neurological deficits including complete paralysis
of the right arm and leg, severe sensory loss, severe aphasia, and complete neglect.
Item Description Score
1a Level of Consciousness — Alert 0
1b LOC Questions — Neither correct 2
, Item Description Score
1c LOC Commands — Performs one task correctly 1
2 Best Gaze — Normal 0
3 Visual Fields — Severe/complete hemianopia 2
4 Facial Palsy — Minor paralysis 1
5a Motor — Left Arm — No drift 0
5b Motor — Right Arm — No movement 4
6a Motor — Left Leg — No drift 0
6b Motor — Right Leg — No movement 4
7 Limb Ataxia — Present in one limb 1
8 Sensory — Severe or total sensory loss 2
9 Best Language — Severe aphasia 2
10 Dysarthria — Mild to moderate 1
11 Extinction / Inattention — Complete neglect 1
Total 20
Patient 2
Patient 1
Clinical Presentation: Alert but with significant neurological deficits including complete paralysis
of the right arm and leg, severe sensory loss, severe aphasia, and complete neglect.
Item Description Score
1a Level of Consciousness — Alert 0
1b LOC Questions — Neither correct 2
, Item Description Score
1c LOC Commands — Performs one task correctly 1
2 Best Gaze — Normal 0
3 Visual Fields — Severe/complete hemianopia 2
4 Facial Palsy — Minor paralysis 1
5a Motor — Left Arm — No drift 0
5b Motor — Right Arm — No movement 4
6a Motor — Left Leg — No drift 0
6b Motor — Right Leg — No movement 4
7 Limb Ataxia — Present in one limb 1
8 Sensory — Severe or total sensory loss 2
9 Best Language — Severe aphasia 2
10 Dysarthria — Mild to moderate 1
11 Extinction / Inattention — Complete neglect 1
Total 20
Patient 2
